The Most Appropriate Forum: Assessing the Applicable Law
Another issue in the recent Supreme Court of Canada decision in Haaretz.com v Goldhar (available
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The Role of Foreign Enforcement Proceedings in Forum Non Conveniens
/in Views/by Stephen PitelThe doctrine of forum non conveniens, in looking to identify the most appropriate forum for the litigation, considers many factors. Two of these are (i) a desire to avoid, if possible, a multiplicity of proceedings and (ii) any potential difficulties in enforcing the decision that results from the litigation. However, it is important to keep […]
Staying Proceedings, Undertakings and “Buying” a Forum
/in Views/by Stephen PitelOne of the points of interest in the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Haaretz.com v Goldhar (available
Supreme Court of Canada: Israel, not Ontario, is Forum Conveniens for Libel Proceedings
/in Views/by Stephen PitelThe decision to stay proceedings under the doctrine of forum non conveniens is discretionary, which in part means that appeal courts should be reluctant to reverse the decisions of motions judges on the issue. It comes as some surprise, therefore, that the Supreme Court of Canada has disagreed with not only the motions judge but […]
Symposium Publication: Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act
/in News/by Stephen PitelThe most recent issue of the Osgoode Hall Law Journal (available
New Article: Jurisdiction Clauses in Canada
/in News/by Stephen PitelTanya Monestier (Roger Williams University School of Law) has published an article (available
Child Abduction and Habitual Residence in the Supreme Court of Canada
/in Views/by Stephen PitelThe Supreme Court of Canada, in Office of the Children’s Lawyer v Balev (available
UKSC on Traditional Rules of Jurisdiction: Brownlie v Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated
/in Views/by Stephen PitelShortly before Christmas the UKSC released its decision on jurisdiction in Brownlie v Four Seasons Holdings Incorporated (
Conflicts – Between Domestic and Indigenous Legal Systems?
/in Views/by Stephen PitelIn Beaver v Hill, 2017 ONSC 7245 (
New Article: Conflict of Laws and Relational Feminism
/in News/by Stephen PitelReaders of this blog might be interested in Roxana Banu, “A Relational Feminist Approach to Conflict of Laws” (2017) 24 Mich. J. Gender & L. 1. It can be accessed through SSRN at