Associate Professor, University of Western Ontario
The following information is provided by the conference organizers. Given how rare conflict of laws conferences are in Canada, I am delighted to pass this along. The CJPTA: A Decade of Progress In 2016, the Court Jurisdiction and Proceedings Transfer Act marks its tenth year in force. Adopted in British Columbia, Saskatchewan and Nova Scotia, […]
Irwin Law has published (August 2016) the second edition of Conflict of Laws by Stephen Pitel (Western University) and Nicholas Rafferty (University of Calgary). This treatise aims to explain and analyze the rules of the conflict of laws in force in common law Canada in a clear and concise manner. For the second edition, the chapter on […]
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Lapointe Rosenstein Marchand Melancon LLP v Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP, 2016 SCC 30 (available
Under 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 […]
As many will know, in September 2015 the University of Cambridge hosted the Journal of Private International Law Conference (see
The Supreme Court of Canada has released its decision in Chevron Corp v Yaiguaje (available
The 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 […]
The 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
This 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 […]
Another 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