It is the basis for deciding what state will assume jurisdiction in a child custody case. (divorcesource.com)
The defendants challenged the class action suit claiming, among other things, that the Court could not assume jurisdiction over the claims of class members who had filed or obtained relief from the MOL, and that it is an abuse of process because there is another proceeding pending at the Ontario Labour Relations Board between the same parties in respect of the same subject matter. (slaw.ca)
However, on appeal by NMLK, the Russian courts assumed jurisdiction on the basis that a dispute arising out of an agreement to transfer shares was not arbitrable as a matter of Russian law and set aside the SPA. (globalarbitrationnews.com)