Conflict of laws refers to the legal rules for determining the law of which competing jurisdiction should apply in a particular legal dispute.
The enforcement of foreign judgments addresses the law of whether a judgment of a court in a foreign jurisdiction will be recognized and enforced by a domestic court. Levine Sherkin Boussidan has helped shape the law of Canada in this regard.
Second time around, court holds that this is a case in which the Ontario court may assume jurisdiction and which favours Ontario as the most convenient forum.
Download PDFAppeal setting aside lower court’s opinion that Ontario did not have jurisdiction over the appellant’s claim on the ground that there was no real or substantial connection between the defendant and Ontario.
Download PDFSupreme Court of Canada reviews appropriate test for determining whether to enforce a judgment of a foreign court.
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Court of Appeal for Ontario addressed the optimal way to catalogue expert evidence at trial. The Court discusses best practices regarding the marking of exhibits at trial so as to avoid confusion about the state of trial evidence on appeal. The Court stated that “the goal of a trial judge in supervising the assembly of a trial record is completeness and accuracy” so that the panel sitting on appeal can easily discern what was before the trial judge at any time during the course of trial.
Download PDFAppeal court holding that purchasers of condominium units for tax shelter purposes are protected under the Ontario New Home Warranties Plan Act.
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