Supreme Court of Canada Evolves Test for Taking Jurisdiction
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melancon LLP v Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, 2016 SCC 30 (available
About Stephen Pitel
Professor, Western University
Entries by Stephen Pitel
Ontario Court Enforces American Judgments Against Iran
/in /by Stephen PitelUnder the State Immunity Act, foreign states are generally immune from being sued in Canada. This includes being sued on a foreign judgment. However, in 2012 Canada enacted legislation to give victims of terrorism the ability to sue a foreign state that sponsored the terrorism. It also made it easier for foreign judgments against such […]
Video From 2015 Journal of Private International Law Conference
/in /by Stephen PitelAs many will know, in September 2015 the University of Cambridge hosted the Journal of Private International Law Conference (see
No Independent Jurisdiction Requirement for Proceeding to Enforce a Foreign Judgment in Canada
/in /by Stephen PitelThe Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Chevron Corp v Yaiguaje (available
Reminder: 2015 JPIL Conference at Cambridge: Booking Deadlines
/in /by Stephen PitelThe 10th Anniversary of the Journal of Private International Law Conference is being held at the Faculty of Law, Cambridge University on 3-5 September 2015. Booking for accommodation closes soon – on 15th July. Booking for the conference and dinner will close on 13th August. The conference offers an excellent opportunity to hear and discuss many […]
Interlocutory Injunction Upheld Against Non-Party (Google Inc.)
/in /by Stephen PitelThe British Columbia Court of Appeal has upheld an interlocutory injunction made against Google Inc., a non-party, in litigation between Equustek Solutions Inc. and Datalink Technologies Gateways Inc. The decision is available
Journal of Private International Law 10th Anniversary Conference: 3-5 September 2015
/in /by Stephen PitelThis conference, the next in a series that has featured Madrid (2013), Milan (2011), New York (2009), Birmingham (2007) and Aberdeen (2005), will be held in Cambridge, England at the University of Cambridge. As in the past, it features a diverse line-up of exciting speakers on interesting topics. All essential information can be found on the […]
A Court’s Inherent Jurisdiction to Sit Outside its Home Territory
/1 Comment/in /by Stephen PitelAnother step in the evolution of the common law on this issue has been taken by the Court of Appeal for Ontario in Parsons v Ontario, 2015 ONCA 158 (available
Not So Fast: Canadian Courts Cannot Sit Everywhere
/in /by Stephen PitelIn an earlier post I discussed three first-instance decisions of Canadian courts, one from each of Ontario, British Columbia and Quebec, holding that the court could, at its discretion, sit outside the province. Two of those decisions were appealed and one appeal has now been decided. In Endean v British Columbia, 2014 BCCA 61 (available
Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa
/in /by Stephen PitelPublished this week is Private International Law in Commonwealth Africa (Cambridge University Press, 2013) by Prof. Richard Oppong of Thompson Rivers University. From the book’s website: The book won the 2013 American Society of International Law prize in Private International Law. The prize ‘recognizes exceptional work in private international law’. The Secretary General of the […]