Private international law

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by  Morgan, Edward M., 1955-

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PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
Syllabus - Spring Term 2006
PROFESSOR E. MORGAN
Volume 1
I. PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INTERNATIONAL LAW
A. The Revenue Rule
Holman v. Johnson. 1
British Columbia v. Gilbertson... 5
Bullen v. United Kingdom... 9
U.S.A. v. Harden. 11
Weirv.Lohr...... 15
A.G. Canada v. R.J. Reynolds... 20
B. Public Policy and International Transactions
U.S.A. v. Ivey... 50
Lemenda Ltd. v. African Middle East Co. 54
Banco do Brasil v. A. C. Israel Commodity Co. 61
Banco Frances E Brasileiro v. Doe. 64
Zeevi and Sons v. Grindlays Bank (Uganda). 68
Kuwait Airways Corporation v Iraq Aii'ways Corporation 76
Boardwalk Regency Coip. V. Maalouf.. O i
C. Comity and the Clash of Legal Systems
United States v. Imperial Chemical Industries..... 83
British Nylon v. Imperial Chemical Industries..... 87
British Nylon v. Imperial Chemical Industries II.. 90
British Aii'ways v. Laker Aii'ways, Ltd. . 93
Laker Aii'ways v. Sabena, Belgian World Airlines 100
Re Sefel Geophysical Ltd. . 123
D. Jurisdiction to Prescribe
B. C. Electric Railway v. The King. 130
Hunter Douglas Ltd. v. The Queen. 138
Royal Bank v. The King. 142
Re Ontario Securities Commission and Bennett. 148
Bennett v. B.C. Securities Commission... 150
McIntyre Porcupine Mines v. Hammond. 159
Hunt v. T & N Pic. 164
II. THE INTERNATIONAL LITIGATION CONTEXT
A. Discovery Rights
In re Application of Asta Medica. 169
Euromepa S.A. v. R. Esmerian, Inc. 175
John Deere Ltd. v. Sperry Coip. 181
In re Application of Bayer AG. 185
B. International Judicial Assistance
Proietti v. Raisauda. 193
Simpson v. Vanderheiden. 195
Fecht v. Deloitte & Touche. 198
Somerset Pharmaceuticals v. Interpharm. 206
C. Blocking Statutes and Foreign Interests
In re Uranium Antitrust Litigation.213
Rio Tinto Zinc Corp. v. Westinghouse Electric Corp. 220
Gulf Oil Coip. v. Gulf Canada Ltd. .224
D. Foreign Compulsion and Bank Secrecy
Societe Internationale v. Rogers. 233
United States v. Bank of Nova Scotia 1. 238
United States v. Bank of Nova Scotia II. 242
Spencer v. The Queen.248
Comaplex v. Schaffhauser Kantonalbank. 250
F. International Arbitrations
Wilko v. Swan.253
Scherk v. Alberto-Culver Co.260
Mitsubishi Motors Coip. v. Soler Chrysler-Plymouth, Inc.266
Volume 2
in. muxLti-jurisdictional facts
A. Enforcement of Foreign Judgments
Tracomin S.A. v. Sudan Oil Seeds Co. .......275
Jacobs v. Beaver. 278
Gourmet Resources v. Paramount Capital ... 283
De Savoye v. MorguardInvestments Ltd. .... 288
Beals v. Saldanha... 293
Braintech, Inc. v. Kostiuk. 310
Schreterv. Gasmac Inc. 317
Pro Swing......... 327
B. Multiple Foreign Judgments
Showlag v. Mansour.................. 330
Sutton v.Leib........ 334
C. Jurisdiction over Civil Claims
Maharanee of Barodav. Wildenstein. 340
Moran v. Pyle National (Canada) Ltd. .... 345
MacDonald v. Lasnier ....... 350
Bouzari... 355
Spar Aerospace.......... 361
Harrington.. 365
In re Gaming Lotteiy Securities Litigation..... 374
McNamara v. Bre-X Minerals Ltd. ............ 385
D. Forum Non Conveniens
Amchem Products v. W. C. Board... 390
Fiymer v. Brettschneider .... 399
Toronto Stock Exchange v. Quotron.. 411
Wismer.... 418
Hillger v. Philip Services Corporation..... 422
Derensis v. Coopers & Lybrand. . 430
E. Jurisdiction over Assets
Mareva Compania v. Int’l Bulkcarriers.440
Republic of Haiti v. Duvalier. 442
Dervy> & Co. v. Weldon. 449
Aetna Financial Seivices v. Feigelman.455
Shaffer v. Heitner.468
F. Choice of Law in Contract
Vita Foods v. Unus Shipping Co.483
Star Shipping v. China Nat’I For. Trade Co.488
Elter v. Kertesz. 491
Imperial Life Assurance Co. v. Colmenares. 498
Amin Rasheed Shipping Corp. v. Kuwait Ins. Co.503
Golden Acres v. Queensland Estates.511
Greenshields Inc. v. Johnston. 516
Regazzoni v. K.C. Sethia Ltd. . 519
G. Choice of Law in Tort
Phillips v. Eyre. 528
McLean v. Pettigrew. 529
Tolofson v. Jensen. 533
Hanlan v. Semesky.557
Cooney v. Osgood Machinery. 561
H. The Substance/Procedure Distinction
Hal Commodities Cycles v. Kirsh. 569
Int 7 Assn, of Science v. Hamza.571
Alberta Treasury Branches v. Granoff.576
Block Bros. Realty v. Mollard. 580
The Galaxias. 586
Clark v. Naqvi. 593
I. Choice of Law over Property
Adams v. Clutterbuck.605
Potter v. Broken Hill Proprietor)’ Co. Ltd.. 607
British South Africa Co. v. Companhia de Mozambique. 612
Hesperites Hoptels v. Aegean Holidays.622
J. Renvoi
Re Annesley.627
Vladi v. Vladi.629
American Motorists Ins. Co. v. ARTRA Group.640