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By Frank E. Walwyn and Nikiforos Iatrou Cross-border In this issue, we examine cross-border litigation, an area of increasing importance for businesses that operate interna- tionally. WeirFoulds LLP lawyers Frank E. Walwyn and Nikiforos Iatrou, whose practices involve international law as it applies to complex commercial litigation, test your knowledge. INHOUSE DECEMBER 2009/JANUARY 2010 • See page 12 for results 11 Y d case ) Y the c) Ther ou Customs confidentiality , b) Y wher discovery against should e' s ou e a) Its vie tw o e ar judicial contr usedwing kno always compound obtain can the pr Canada you need, r who . C infre anada ha ingement, v 4 been St b the t . ut impor sue the theder Canada oduce or is Access Customs. add for you'll Customs y the w her r atistics Cust b t on ' t an duties anada can . pater e C , importers' for to manufactur be Discovery eaching absent to the br Information is names, a of importers your If only to available the Act. Commence by discovery overridden ed. that patent. e litigation fails, in you'r ent. eanadaour es s shar without C e ar the ou doesn y inf cannot oms t oms St anada and a ut ed impor C atistics compan maceuticals phar Y our y holds b) rue False a) o w Tv apprt er prt oach past, la 3 C d) Right. pr ako t en the o c) W ong. for r our oceedings can Y b) W r b isdiction vincesesoly . r st ving P e judicial. "r Thus atut the , epor et x f has ent pat Custmation thousands r or ' y clusiv compan be due the ' suro knoy' decision e w t that even d court thir indicat e or a ould w the confwledge C identit Y of s ution kno distr ib party suitder pending actual dr get and litigation. op a or upheld is fr identialit be y Once litigation. you makee. the therom compound y out Canada country of the luck. of used ights the kilog inr some .ams in ofou anada. ob suspect if ations and , y W ou y lig t actuall impor sought er pat . the popular compound A r s ent ithout being a r J atch ur W and someone' or out, transfer eal jur and compound enormous n ong. a) Half going ou size, anti-suit to Attor the alsods apply awar the . oceedings subst U ed, . onl scar y .S commenced io contr 2 cour ist. tants The f option w right, but and a student Ont Y right, ou d) Is o class stou ir y Ontanadian action io aract , got is: f the appl gety suitw t using es ar stipulat C o s damages der to isdiction er r antial T for ansf angling disput connection all t C t acr A job. legislation es ct est oss e " is a anadian o xists thing ecent of codify the jurisdiction if for a and injunction wr that sequence Canadian T your that la or the T an tr x in . anti-suitv f mo — dingactur t e e Ter C ialas e ong. Someeg man es injunction as-siz y o x f fr tell fails. om your First court ar toe r seek a rar exas d for boar should elax. statutory Given ced ely enfor you anada, damages then in anada.ed C Y and our U andar summer our ault whose components , . . Y seek the court her common- the a st a stay their e. , y in only advise c) Is b) Must Peruvian Ontario,ceable right. enfor r lear Must a arbitration only but Absent a) colleague: u, in ourommer has pr oceedscial ar ead er pursuant Ontario, about n in Ontario' r to disputochip micr of becauseds. awar edor w theer Peru' courts chips r egularities Canadian T ar uf irr 2009 dless legislation, ecipr the ocalnational inter r egar in .S willd be st arbitration suppl s student d ha in sed consumerv boar thinks r y esol is e v the the Canada-Peru The C whether ag Ont io an supplierk w 1 Y ou P Arbitred enact io notif f ar Ontour in-house y y has ainst or ation, assetsy the P P erer u s uvian Inter national assets She theou ma has not. on y y trade. Commer of the be awar of Frd state cial ates r y legislation beer it io that ar Ont compan ou iedor will P in based isk y t at r perends u, int assur ed the r oper losey if ouro Unit isk,ou ut ee will rade will be in Agr r enfor egime. not ceable awar eement. in enfor Peru. law ce mining suppl b that Arbitration the the as ation.ou pr u. Y Nationseement. Model io commence y compan ag arbitr Ont Act. assets The arbitr in ating the Int that arbitr y ar d e is e . ation P ar asw sa a She ask long La on soceedings A er safnational ation er colleague while local y an