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foreign judgments


 

Appeal court finds that “non-final” U.K. order should be enforced in Ontario

Ontario’s Court of Appeal recently recognised a U.K. High Court’s initial order in a scheme of arrangement aimed at winding up the reinsurance business of Cavell Insurance Company Limited. It did so despite the fact that the U.K. court’s order did not meet the traditional requirement that only a final judgment of a foreign court for the payment of a definite sum of money will be enforced in Canada. [more] Full article

Hollywood studios successfully enforce breach of copyright judgment against Ontario website operator

Citing the Internet's unique potential to cause harm anywhere and everywhere, Madam Justice Lax of Ontario's Superior Court of Justice enforced a New York District Court judgment earlier this month against the operators of Ontario-based websites that facilitated the illegal copying and downloading of movies. [more] Full article

Commercial Litigation Update – May 2004

BY KENNETH DEKKER, JENNIFER ROBERTS-LOGAN, MICHAEL OSBORNE AND TANISHA TULLOCH Canada’s Top Court Highlights the Perils of Ignoring Foreign Actions Beals v. Saldanha, 2003 SCC 72 Two Ontario residents who ... [more] Full article