The Canadian court system is comprised of: (i) provincial and territorial courts; (ii) the Federal Courts; and (iii) the Supreme Court of Canada, which is the highest court in the nation. Federal courts have specified jurisdiction to resolve disputes in certain federally regulated areas such as immigration and intellectual property. Robert Staley, Jonathan Bell and Jessica Starck co-authored the Canadian chapter in Global Legal Insights: Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2017, 6th edition.
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution 2017
Robert W. Staley, Jonathan G. Bell and Jessica M. Starck
August 17, 2017
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