Does the Right to Collective Bargaining Extend to Lawyers?
Does the constitutional right to form a union and collectively bargain also extend to lawyers? Unfortunately for the legally curious, a case in Nova Scotia which would have answered this...
Monthly Archive: February 2009
Forum Non Conveniens, In a Nutshell
In Teck Cominco Metals Ltd v Lloyd’s Underwriters, 2009 SCC 11, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) considered whether, in situations where proceedings on the same matter are commenced in...
Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Spindler Seeks Leave to the SCC
More often then not, TheCourt.ca provides commentary on decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) or cases that the Court has granted leave to appeal. This post focuses on the...
SCC Allows Proceedings in Multiple Jurisdictions, Leaves Problem of Multiple Judgments
Last Friday, the Supreme Court of Canada (“SCC”) delivered their decision in Teck Cominco Metals v Lloyd’s Underwriter’s, 2009 SCC 11. The private international law decision dealt with Teck Cominco’s attempt...
