In Search Of A Convenient Forum: Evolving Jurisdictional Issues Facing Canadian Multinational Employers

Canadian courts are taking an increasingly expansive view of jurisdiction and the trend is that disputes which involve workers with a nexus to Canada are suitable for litigation in the Canadian courts. The increasing deference to a plaintiff's choice of venue is of potential concern to Canadian multinationals and international companies operating in Canada. Companies are therefore best served if they review jurisdictional issues and applicable Canadian law on an ongoing basis.

Marsland: background

Copper has been mined in eastern Serbia for over a century, and over the last few years the once-shuttered Cerovo mine attracted significant investment from both Serbian and international companies. One of the early players in the Cerovo project was a Serbian company controlled by Laurence Marsland, an Australian mining executive based out of Bulgaria.