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Parallel Proceedings-Converging Views: The Westec Appeal
Canadian Yearbook of International Law 2000. Volume 38 (2000), p. 155-188.
  • Janet Walker, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2000
Keywords
  • appropriate forum,
  • Judicial Jurisdiction,
  • lis pendens,
  • parallel proceedings
Abstract

The flexibility afforded by new rules for jurisdiction and judgments creates opportunities for parallel proceedings and the potential for inconsistent results. Could mechanisms developed in other systems be adopted, such as the lis pendens rule in Europe, or would they merely replace the 'race to judgment' with a 'race to file'? What might a "made in Canada" solution look like? Would it succeed in preventing abuse without compromising fairness in the individual case?

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Citation Information
Janet Walker. "Parallel Proceedings-Converging Views: The Westec Appeal" Canadian Yearbook of International Law 2000. Volume 38 (2000), p. 155-188. (2000)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/janet_walker1/90/