On September 18, the Superior Court of Quebec released its decision in the novel and intriguing case of Bil’in (Village Council) v. Green Park International Ltd., 2009 QCCS 4151. The plaintiffs sought to claim against a Quebec corporation and its sole director for participating in war crimes allegedly committed in the West Bank. However, Superior [...]

In Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. v. Lloyd’s Underwriters, 2009 SCC 11, the Supreme Court considered whether, in situations where proceedings on the same matter are commenced in both Canada and a foreign jurisdiction, the Canadian proceeding should be stayed once the foreign court asserts jurisdiction over the matter. TheCourt.ca staff writer Julian Ho has already [...]