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Civil Law - Common Law: The Future of Categories - Categories of the Future (Markham: Lexis Nexis, 2010) with Oscar Chase (in press)The Civil Litigation Process: Cases and Materials, 7 ed (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2010) General Editor (in press)Civil Procedure (Toronto, Irwin Law, 2009) with Lorne Sossin (in press)Table of Contents (PDF)The Vis Book: A Participant’s Guide to the Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot (Huntington, NY: Juris, 2007) EditorHalsbury's Laws of Canada: Conflict of Laws (Markham: LexisNexis, 2006)Table of Contents (PDF)Castel and Walker: Canadian Conflict of Laws, 6 ed loosleaf (Markham: Butterworths, 2005)Table of Contents (PDF)The Civil Litigation Process: Cases and Materials, 6 ed (Toronto: Emond Montgomery, 2005) General EditorTable of Contents (PDF)Canadian Conflict of Laws (5th edition, looseleaf, Butterworths, 2002) with J-G CastelTable of Contents (PDF)The Civil Litigation Process: Cases and Materials (5th ed, Emond Montgomery 1999) with GD Watson, W Bogart, A Hutchinson, J Mosher and T PinosTable of Contents (PDF)A Practical Guide to Mooting (Emond Montgomery, 1995) with S Williams

Books

Table of Contents (PDF)Special Issue on International Law in Honour of Jean-Gabriel Castel, (2000) 38(2) Osgoode Hall Law Journal, Guest editor

Journal Issues

Table of Contents (PDF)Conflict of Laws 2004 - Cases and Materials, Osgoode Hall Law SchoolTable of Contents (PDF)Conflict of Laws: Cases and Materials (1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002)Table of Contents (PDF)International Business Transactions: Cases and Materials (1998, 1999)

Casebooks

Full Text (HTML)“Le droit international privé” in Éléments de common law canadienne – comparaison avec le droit civil québécois, A Grenon ed (2008) 439-524 (premiere partie)Full Text (HTML)“Le droit international privé” in Éléments de common law canadienne – comparaison avec le droit civil québécois, A Grenon ed (2008) 439-524 (deuxieme partie)Full Text (HTML)"Preliminary or Summary Proceedings: Scope and Importance" in M. Storme and C. Gomez Lara, eds. XII Congreso Mundial de Derecho Procesal – Volumen I (Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, 2005) at 193 with Garry WatsonFull Text (HTML)“Twenty Questions (about Section 23 of the Ontario Limitations Act, 2002)" in W. Gray, L Kerbel-Caplan & J Ziegel, eds (Toronto, Ontario Bar Association, 2005)Publisher's Site (HTML)“Rule 17 - Service Outside Ontario” in G.D. Watson ed, Holmested & Watson: Ontario Civil Procedure (Carswell, 2003)Full Text (HTML)"The Deconstitutionalization of Canadian Private International Law?" (2003) 21 Supreme Court Law Review (2d) 181 with Vaughan BlackFull Text (HTML)“Canada's Position on a Multilateral Judgments Convention” in C Charmody ed, Trilateral Perspectives on International Legal Issues (3 ed, 2002)Full Text (HTML)"Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments and Arbitral Awards in Canada" in Eisenberg, ed, Debtor-Creditor Law: A Treatise (1911+) (2002)Full Text (HTML)"Beyond Real and Substantial Connection: The Muscutt Quintet” in T Archibald & M Cochrane eds, The Annual Review of Civil Justice (2 ed, 2003)Full Text (HTML)“International Dispute Resolution in the 21st Century: The Role of National Courts” Canadian Council on International Law, Looking Ahead: International Law in the 21st Century (2000)Full Text (PDF)"Rule 17 - Service Outside Ontario" in Watson & Perkins eds, Holmested & Watson: Ontario Civil Procedure (Carswell, 2001)Full Text (PDF)“Parallel Proceedings-Converging Views” in Canadian Yearbook of International Law (2000)Full Text (PDF)“Biomedical Experimentation with Children: Balancing the needs for protective measures with the need to respect children's developing ability to make significant life decisions for themselves” in D Weisstub, ed, Research on Human Subjects: Ethics, Law and Social Policy (Pergamon 1998) (with D Weisstub & S Verdun-Jones)Full Text (PDF)“Biomedical Experimentaion Involving Elderly Subjects: The need to balance limited, benevolent protection with the recognition of a long history of autonomous decision-making” in D Weisstub, ed, Research on Human Subjects: Ethics, Law and Social Policy (Pergamon 1998) (with D Weisstub & S Verdun-Jones)Full Text (PDF)“Class Actions in Ontario: Fresh Prospects for Securities Litigation?” in Litigation Issues in the Distribution of Securities: An International Perspective (Kluwer, 1997) (with CF Scott)

Book Chapters

Full Text (HTML)"Teck Cominco and the Wisdom of Deferring to the Court First Seised All Things Being Equal" (2009) 47 CBLJ 192-208Full Text (HTML)"Muscutt Misplaced: The Future of Forum of Necessity Jurisdiction in Canada" (2009) 48 CBLJ 135-43Full Text (HTML)“New Trends in Procedural Law: New Technologies and the Civil Litigation Process” (2007) 31 Hastings Int’l & Comp LR 251-94 with Garry WatsonFull Text (PDF)“Forum Selection Clauses and Unfair Jurisdictions” (2007) 1 Dispute Resolution International 187-198 with Stefan Rützel and Sylvia WünschFull Text (HTML)"Recognizing Multijurisdiction Class Action Judgments Within Canada: Key Questions--Suggested Answers" (2008) 46 CBLJ 450-469Full Text (HTML)“Agreeing to Disagree: Can We Just Have Words?” (2006) 25 J of Law and Commerce 153-65Full Text (HTML)"Castillo v. Castillo: Closing the Barn Door" (2006) 43 Cdn Business LJ 487-500Full Text (HTML)“Coordinating Multijurisdiction Class Actions through Existing Certification Processes” (2005) 41 CBLJ 112-121Full Text (HTML)"Crossborder Class Actions: A View from Across the Border" (2004) Michigan State L Rev 755Full Text (HTML)"Foreign Public Law and the Colour of Comity: What's the Difference Between Friends?" (2003) 38 CBLJ 36Full Text (HTML)“The Utility of Principles and Rules of Transnational Civil Procedure” (2001 - 2004) VI Uniform Law Review 803Full Text (HTML)“Are we there yet?: Towards a New Rule for Choice of Law in Tort” (2000) 38 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 331-67Full Text (HTML)“Interprovincial Sovereign Immunity Revisited” (1997) 35 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 379-97Full Text (HTML)“A Tale of Two Fora: Fresh Challenges in Defending Multijurisdictional Claims” (1996) 33 Osgoode Hall LJ 549-82Full Text (HTML)“Military Justice: From Oxymoron to Aspiration” (1994) 32 Osgoode Hall Law Journal 1-32Full Text (HTML)“Shawanaga Bound: The Ontario Court of Appeal Decides Hopton v Pamajewon” (1994) 53 Saskatchewan LR 161-71Full Text (HTML)“A Farewell Salute to the Military Nexus Doctrine” (1993) 2 National Journal of Constitutional Law 361-78

Journal Articles

Full Text (HTML)Summary of Jurisdiction Principles and AnalysisFull Text (HTML)"Getting the Best Seats (in International Arbitration)" (2008) 5 Cdn Arbitration and Mediation J pp 18-24Full Text (HTML)“The Role of Domestic Courts in the International Legal Order” (2005) 11 ILSA J Intl & Comp Law 365-70Full Text (PDF)"Beals v Saldanha: The Great Canadian Comity Experiment Continues" (2004) 120 LQR 365Full Text (PDF)"Spar Aerospace: Must there be Uniform Standards for Jurisdiction in a Federation?" (2003) 119 LQR 567Full Text (PDF)"The Canmar Fortune: The Supreme Court of Canada Puts Jurisdiction Agreements Back on Course" (2003) 5 Cdn Intl Lawyer 144Full Text (HTML)“Beals v Saldanha: Striking the Comity Balance Anew” (2002) 5 Cdn Intl Lawyer 28Review (PDF)“Restitution in Private International Law by G. Panagopoulos” (2001) 16 Banking & Finance LR 489Full Text (HTML)“Cuba: Will New United States Law Hurt Canadians?” (1996) 3 North American Corporate Lawyer 134 (with G Creighton)Full Text (HTML)“Should Businesses Fear Canadian Class Actions?” (March, 1996) International Commercial Litigation 18 (with B Leon)Full Text (HTML)“Applying Morguard to Foreign Judgments” (September, 1995) International Commercial Litigation 37Full Text (HTML)“A New Model for Interprovincial Conflict of Laws” (1995) 2 Commercial Litigation 91Full Text (HTML)"Choice of Law in Tort: The Supreme Court of Canada Enters the Fray" (1995) 111 LQR 397Full Text (PDF)“Immunity for Extraterritorial Enforcement Measures in Canada: The Supreme Court Declines to Decide” (1994) 1 Cdn Intl Lawyer 17Full Text (HTML)“Personal Injury: The New Exception to State Immunity in Canada” (1994) 4 Internews 6

Shorter Articles

Full Text (HTML)"Class Proceedings in Canada" A Report for the 18th Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law, Washington 2010Full Text (PDF)“Challenges to Jurisdiction and Non-Signatories in Arbitration” (June 2007) Arbitration Roundtable of Toronto, Current Issues in Canada-US Arbitration Practice: A Canadian Perspective, New YorkFull Text (PDF)“Recognizing Multijurisdiction Class Action Judgments within Canada: Key Questions—Suggested Answers” (April 2008) National Judicial Institute, Class Actions Conference for Judges, TorontoFull Text (HTML)“What’s with Article III?—The nature of judicial authority and private international law” (May 2007) Faculty Workshop, NYU School of LawFull Text (PDF)“The Preclusive Effect of Judgments in Collective Actions: Implications for Jurisdiction and Appropriate Forum” (July 2007) ILA Committee Meeting, ParisFull Text (HTML)"Arbitrability: Are there Limits?" (October 2004) London Court of International Arbitration Symposium: The Promise of International Commercial Arbitration, MontrealFull Text (PDF)"Getting the Best Seats" (May 2002) Canadian Bar Association, International Section, Third Annual International Law Conference: Few Barriers or No Barriers, OttawaFull Text (HTML)“The Better Part of Harmonizing Jurisdictional Law” American Society of International Law, 2002 Proceedings 342Full Text (HTML)"Recent Developments in International Tort Law in the British Commonwealth of Nations--Comment" (2001) 95 Am. Soc'y Int'l L. Proc. 294Full Text (HTML)"Beyond Big Business: Contests between Jurisdictions in a Vertically Integrated Global Economy" (November 2000) Law Society of Upper Canada, Civil Litigation Forum, TorontoFull Text (HTML)“Provisional and Protective Measures in International Litigation: Mareva and Grupo Mexicano - The Canadian Perspective” (April 2000) American Society of International Law Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 2000 Proceedings 62Full Text (PDF)"Morguard at the Millennium: A Survey of Change" (January 2000) Canadian Bar Association of Ontario, From the Headlines: High Profile International Law Issues That Impact Practices of Canadian Lawyers (2000), Toronto

Conference Papers

Full Text (PDF)The Constitution of Canada and the Conflict of Laws (Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, Trinity Term 2001) - Part I of IVFull Text (PDF)The Constitution of Canada and the Conflict of Laws (Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, Trinity Term 2001) - Part II of IVFull Text (PDF)The Constitution of Canada and the Conflict of Laws (Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, Trinity Term 2001) - Part III of IVFull Text (PDF)The Constitution of Canada and the Conflict of Laws (Doctor of Philosophy Thesis, Trinity Term 2001) - Part IV of IV

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