Beware of what purports to be an “exclusive jurisdiction” clause. Forbes Energy Group Inc. v. Parsian Energy Rad Gas et al, 2019 ONCA 372

Beware of what purports to be an exclusive jurisdiction clause. In this case, a dispute arose between the parties regarding an upstream oil and gas rights transaction in Iran. Forbes…

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Texas Injunction Enforced in Ontario – Update for U.S. Counsel. Zashko v. Touchgate and Ahmed, 2018 ONSC 3734

Following the Supreme Court of Canada’s seminal case, Pro Swing Inc. v. Elta Golf Inc.,2006 SCC 52, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice recently enforced Texas injunctive relief and accompanying monetary judgments…

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Principled Limitations on Access to Justice: Awaiting the Next Installment to the Canadian Chapter on the Chevron Saga

Further to my previous comment on this subject, “Principled Limitations on Access to Justice: the Last Installment to the Canadian Chapter on the Chevron Saga?” (posted, 22 June, 2018), I…

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