Staying Proceedings, Undertakings and “Buying” a Forum
One of the points of interest in the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Haaretz.com v Goldhar (available
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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
Worldwide Removal Order Upheld Against Google
/2 Comments/in /by Stephen PitelThe Supreme Court of Canada has upheld, by a 7-2 decision, an injunction issued by lower courts in British Columbia requiring Google, a non-party to the litigation, to globally remove or “de-index” the websites of the defendant so that they do not appear in any search results. This is the first such decision by Canada’s highest court. […]
Law on Jurisdiction Clauses Changes in Canada
/in /by Stephen PitelIn 2011 Facebook, Inc. used the name and picture of certain Facebook.com members as part of an advertising product. In response, a class action was started in British Columbia on behalf of roughly 1.8 million British Columbia residents whose name and picture had been used. The claim was based on section 3(2) of the province’s […]