Teck Cominco and the Wisdom of Deferring to the Court First Seised, All Things Being Equal

Walker, Janet

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Teck Cominco and the Wisdom of Deferring to the Court First Seised, All Things Being Equal

Janet Walker

York University - Osgoode Hall Law School

November 9, 2008

Canadian Business Law Journal, Vol. 47, pp. 191-208, 2009

Abstract:
In Teck Cominco, the Supreme Court of Canada will consider whether, all things being equal, when two proceedings are commenced in different countries, one after another, in the same case, the proceeding commenced later in time should be stayed.

Number of Pages in PDF File: 17

Keywords: parallel litigation, comity

JEL Classification: K41, K33

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Date posted: October 20, 2009

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Walker, Janet, Teck Cominco and the Wisdom of Deferring to the Court First Seised, All Things Being Equal (November 9, 2008). Canadian Business Law Journal, Vol. 47, pp. 191-208, 2009. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1298586

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