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		<title>The (Near) Death of Chaining</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2009/01/19/the-near-death-of-chaining/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:27:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Chaining foreign judgments is a practice of registering foreign judgments from jurisdiction to jurisdiction until you get to one that has a reciprocal enforcement of judgments relationships with your home province. Until very recently, I thought that chaining foreign judgments was a no-brainer in Canada. In fact, approximately a year ago, I posted a link [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=116&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Call of Duty</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[No, this post is not about a poppular video game, or an upcoming inaugruation. Rather, it is about yours truly joining the very distinguished ranks of the legal profession.
Thank you,
Seva Batkin
Barrister and Solicitor.
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		<title>A Cornucopia of Conflicts Goodies</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[civil procedure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[jurisdiction simpliciter]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bootstrapping]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[service ex juris]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The decision of Mr. Justice Grauer in Lailey v. International Student Volunteers, Inc., 2008 BCSC 1344 provides a cornucopia of interesting conflict of laws points dealing with rebuttal of CJaPTA real and substantial connection presumptions, a general prohibition against bootstrapping actions over which the court does not have jurisdiction simpliciter to actions where the court [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=112&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>RaSC Litmus Test: Copyright Tariffs and International Communications</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/rasc-litmus-test-copyright-tariffs-and-international-communications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 15:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[copyright act]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[copyright board]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real and substantial connection is an inherently imprecise concept; its existence determined based on the full factual matrix of a particular matter. While fine for regular litigation, where the judge has the inherent jurisdiction to make this determination, it appears somewhat deficient in administrative contexts, where the jurisdiction should be determined via a standard test [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=108&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Jurisdiction over Employers/Employees, and No to Muscutt FNC Factors in BC</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/10/23/jurisdiction-over-employersemployees-and-no-to-muscutt-fnc-factors-in-bc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:11:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brief, but to the point, comes the decision of Mr. Justice Hinkson in Williams v. TST Porter dba 6422217 Canada Inc., 2008 BCSC 1315. The BC plaintiff, involved in an MVA in Alberta, sued in BC the corporate owner of the vehicle (who had a registered office in BC), and the driver, who was employed [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=103&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Of Love and Forum Shopping</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/10/09/of-love-and-forum-shopping/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once upon a time there lived a man (M) in Windsor and a  woman (W) in Michigan. They met, got engaged, M bought W a $15,000 ring, and  they put a down-payment on a house in Michigan. Alas, this was not a “happily  every after” story, and a dispute over title to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=98&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Financial Burden Does Not Equate to Unfairness (in Not Assuming Jurisdiction)</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/financial-burden-does-not-equate-to-unfairness-in-not-assuming-jurisdiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[jurisdiction simpliciter]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Because of the vagaries of QuickLaw, the case of Pavacic v. Nicely Estate, on which I had previously commented, has been emailed to me as a recent development. Re-reading the case, I noticed another potentially interesting aspect, which I did not previously explore.
Specifically, I noticed that Gauthier J. concluded that financial burden of travelling to [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=96&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>An Alternative Form of Exclusive Jurisdiction Clause</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/09/15/an-alternative-form-of-exclusive-jurisdiction-clause/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 00:22:11 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[forum non conveniens]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[exclusive jurisdiction clause]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Solicitors, rejoice!  Following the decision of Madam Justice Peppal in Blue  Note Mining Inc. v. CanZinco Ltd. (Ont. S.C.), you now have an additional type of  exclusive jurisdiction clause at your disposal. This clause, rather than forcing  a party into a particular jurisdiction, prohibits a party from disputing  jurisdiction of [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=93&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Minimal Evidentiary Burden on Defendants Disputing Jurisdiction</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/minimal-evidentiary-burden-on-defendants-disputing-jurisdiction/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 05:42:10 +0000</pubDate>
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				<category><![CDATA[jurisdiction simpliciter]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ It is well-accepted, particularly in BC, that a plaintiff only needs to adduce affidavit evidence establishing an arguable case for jurisdiction simpliciter if the defendant first adduces evidence which contradicts the plaintiff’s jurisdictional assertions contained in the pleadings. As Blackedge Strategic Capital and Consulting Ltd., 2008 BCSC 1217, demonstrates, the defendant’s evidentiary burden is [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=86&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>LegalTree.Ca &#8211; Excellent Source of Canadian Legal Info</title>
		<link>http://renvoi.wordpress.com/2008/09/10/legaltreeca-excellent-source-of-canadian-legal-info/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 16:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[legal research]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Finding Canadian legal information online has always been a hit and miss undertaking. On the one hand, given the relatively small size of our legal field, there were not many resources to be found, and after finding two or three textbooks and blawgs on a particular subject, I would be fairly sure that I&#8217;ve found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=renvoi.wordpress.com&blog=3111010&post=83&subd=renvoi&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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