Our purpose from the outset was to depart from previous iterations of this Title which were more academically rather than practically oriented in terms of selected topics and approaches to an immense field.

In an appeal of an order dismissing an application to set aside an arbitral award, the Ontario Court of Appeal clarified the narrow scope of judicial oversight for arbitrations under the Commercial Arbitration Act.

The Ontario Court of Appeal upheld the Superior Court of Justice decision protecting the assets of Iran from enforcement on the basis that those assets were protected by diplomatic immunity.

Typically, recognition and enforcement of a foreign Arbitral Award is sought against the judgment debtor. In this instance, a Chilean company (the Applicant) sought to enforce a Chilean Arbitral Award in Ontario against an Italian company (the Respondent) that was not party to the arbitration.

In Roger Vanden Berghe NV v. Korhani of Canada Inc. ("Roger"), the Belgian Applicant obtained a judgement in Belgium against the Canadian Respondent for unpaid invoices (the "Belgian Judgment").

In United States Securities and Exchange Commission v. Frederick L. Sharp (2024 BCSC 1688) the Plaintiff security commission ("Commission") sought enforcement of a foreign judgment from the State of Massachusetts against the Defendant "Sharp" by summary judgment.

The Ontario Superior Court of Justice issued a certificate of judgment to the Respondent in the appeal (Midland Resources) against the appellant (Shtaif).

The Ontario Court of Appeal has made it clear in Benzacar v Terk, 2024 ONCA 679 that they have no patience for misrepresentation and litigants manipulating the system.

Mareva orders are an exception to the rule that you cannot normally assure yourself of enforcement before you have a judgment.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's resignation as leader of the Liberal Party and his prorogation of Parliament until late March – at a time when U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening harsh tariffs on Canadian exports – present a multifaceted federal leadership challenge.

The Supreme Court of Canada recently released a very important, and no less interesting, unanimous decision dealing with the convergence of public and private international law, with particular regard to Canadian recognition of foreign judgments against foreign states.

In Morguard Investments Ltd. v. De Savoye, Justice La Forest made a convincing case for replacing the territoriality-based test for the recognition of foreign judgments to a substantial connection test, which he argued was more consistent with our modern global economy.