Sentences with phrase «convenient forum»

The defendants had initially conceded that venue was proper under what they believed was controlling law, but had moved to transfer to a more convenient forum.
A court may, however, conclude that it is not the most convenient forum if there is no real connection to the jurisdiction.
Alternatively, the defendants contend that the court should decline jurisdiction on the basis that Switzerland is the more convenient forum for a trial of this action.
The Court also confirmed that the principle that the party advancing the argument for a more appropriate or convenient forum bears the evidentiary burden, even when that jurisdiction is not Ontario.
b) In the alternative, to permanently stay the two actions on the grounds that Ontario is not a legally convenient forum for the case to be heard.
The appellants brought a motion to stay the proceedings, arguing that the Ontario court did not have the requisite jurisdiction or in the alternative, should decline jurisdiction on the grounds that Ontario is not the most convenient forum for the proceedings.
In broad terms, the test for the English court is which is the most convenient forum for the divorce to take place: England or the court of the other country.
The majority held that the litigation could proceed in Ontario, as the court had jurisdiction and also that Israel was not a clearly more convenient forum.
It aims to give executives a real - time picture of how happy their workers are while also giving workers a convenient forum to air grievances and suggestions.
In Central Sun Mining Inc. v. Vector Engineering Inc., 2014 ONSC 1849, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice addressed the moving defendants» motion to dismiss or stay the action on the basis that Ontario was not the convenient forum to hear this action for damages arising from a landslide in Costa Rica.
Mother then asked the family court to decide whether Father remained a Georgia resident and, even if he was, to accept jurisdiction by finding that South Carolina was a more convenient forum.
[4] The respondents brought a motion for an order to set aside service ex juris or, in the alternative, to stay the action on the basis that there is no real and substantial connection between the subject matter of the proceeding and Ontario, or that Ontario is not a convenient forum for hearing the proceeding.
He concluded that the Ontario court could not assume jurisdiction in the action, and alternatively, that Ontario is not the convenient forum to try the action.
Cliffs serves a motion seeking to dismiss Essar's contract dispute motion on the basis Ontario lacks jurisdiction, or Ontario is not the convenient forum.
In all cases, the Ontario - based plaintiffs sought to have their claims tried in Ontario and in all cases the foreign defendants sought to stay the actions on the basis that Ontario courts did not have jurisdiction over the claims against them or, alternatively, on the basis that Ontario was not a convenient forum for those claims.
In all three of the above cases, the Supreme Court of Canada affirmed the decisions below and found that the Ontario courts had properly taken jurisdiction and were convenient fora for the trial of the claims.
In response, Cliffs brought a motion seeking to dismiss Essar's motion on the basis that the Ontario did not have jurisdiction or that Ontario was not a convenient forum.
Now, despite there being only one High Court in Ghana, the powers that be in realizing that justice ought to be exercised without delay and also to allow persons seeking justice to be afforded that opportunity and in the most convenient forum, set down the parameters for finding the appropriate venue to institute an action at the high court.
If the court does find it has jurisdiction, the defendants may then seek to persuade the court, it should not exercise that jurisdiction, because on application of the doctrine of forum non conveniens, there is elsewhere a clearly more convenient forum.
Other states decline jurisdiction, and defer to Illinois: Other states that would have either home state jurisdiction or significant connection jurisdiction have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that their state is not a convenient forum or because of unjustified conduct by the party Section 201 (a)(3); and
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