Recent Private International Law Developments Before the Supreme Court of Canada
Article from: TDM 1 (2010), in International Commercial Law
Introduction
A trilogy of interesting cases involving private international law have recently wended their way to the Supreme Court of Canada: (1) King v. Drabinsky (an Ontario case addressing the applicability of the Charter in respect of the enforcement of a foreign judgment);[1] (2) Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. v. Lloyd's Underwriters (a British Columbia case on parallel proceedings and forum non conveniens);[2] and (3) Yugraneft v. Rexx Management Corporation [3] (an Alberta case which affirmed that the two-year limitation period under s.3 of Alberta's Limitations Act, ...