South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority v. BMT Fleet Technology Ltd., 2018 BCCA 468

In Appeals, Arbitration/Jurisdiction Clauses in Maritime Law on (Updated )

Précis: The British Columbia Court of Appeal held that multi-party arbitration relating to three marine design and construction contracts could not be commenced by a single notice to arbitrate.

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Hitachi Maxco Ltd v. Dolphin Logistics Co., 2010 FC 853

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This was a motion by the defendants for a stay of proceedings. The main issue was whether an admiralty action instituted in Canada in personam by two foreign corporations against four foreign corporations for the loss of cargo shipped from one foreign port and intended for discharge and delivery in another foreign jurisdiction should be stayed in favour of the …

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OT Africa Line Ltd. v. Magic Sportswear Corp., 2006 FCA 284

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This was a subrogated action by cargo insurers for damages for the short shipment of goods carried from New York to Liberia under a bill of lading that was issued in Canada. The freight was also payable in Canada and the Defendant carrier, although not a Canadian resident, had offices in Canada. None of the Plaintiffs resided in Canada. The …

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Sumisho Reftech Co. Ltd. v. The "Great Pride", 2006 FC 388

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This was an application to stay proceedings. The underlying matter concerned a contract for the carriage of goods from China to Japan and the parties to that contract were not Canadian residents. The only basis for bringing the action in Canada was that the Defendant COSCO had a Canadian office and the existence of this Canadian subsidiary gave the court …

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