Irreparable Harm: Interlocutory Injunctions
February 05, 2007
This paper examines circumstances in which the Federal and Ontario Courts have found sufficient irreparable harm to warrant issuing injunctive relief.
An Examination of Legal and Jurisdictional Variables in the Context of the Law of Passing Off
January 01, 2007
Murchie, Barbara J., and Davis, Emrys. "Coherence in the Courts: An Examination of Legal and Jurisdictional Variables in the Context of the Law of Passing Off," in Todd L. Archibald & Randall Scott Echlin eds., Annual Review of Civil Litigation 2007 (Toronto: Thomson Carswell, 2007) 165.
Seeking Interim Measures from a Canadian Court in International Commercial Arbitration
November 17, 2006
One of the well-recognized advantages of arbitration is the confidentiality inherent in arbitral proceedings. Whether by express or implicit agreement, an arbitration is most often a private, confidential proceeding that is not subject to public scrutiny. The confidentiality usually extends to the entire proceeding, which includes the hearing as well as the documents, evidence and record.
Normalizing PMNOC Litigation?
October 16, 2006
This paper examines the highly technical approach to litigation in the PMNOC context and the developments that suggest an approach more consistent with broader principles applied in litigation generally.
Testamentary Trusts
October 11, 2006
As we all know, if something seems too good to be true, it generally is. Not so with the testamentary trust. The testamentary trust is infinitely flexible, and operates to protect assets, split income, and preserve favourable taxation for estate assets. This paper will discuss some of the primary opportunities to make use of this flexible estate planning tool as well as some issues that should be considered in the context of testamentary trusts. This article was for a presentation to the Pacific Business and Law Institute, "Critical Issues in Estate Planning Today", at Calgary, Alberta.
Selective Alkylation Reactions in Phosphonium Salt Ionic Liquid
January 02, 2006
McNulty, J., Nair, J.J., Cheekoori, S., Larichev, V., Capretta, A.
and Robertson, A.J., "Selective Alkylation Reactions in Phosphonium
Salt Ionic Liquid", Chemistry, A European Journal, 12,
2006, 9314