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Where to Sue and Not Be Sued: Surviving Litigation 1 Speakers Carla Swansburg Senior Counsel, RBC Law Group President, ACC Canada: Ontario Chapter Carla.swansburg@rbc.com Joe Sepulchre Avocat, Liedekerke & Co / Brussels - Belgium

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Where to Sue and Not Be Sued: Surviving Litigation

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Speakers

Carla Swansburg

Senior Counsel, RBC Law Group President, ACC Canada: Ontario Chapter

Carla.swansburg@rbc.com

Joe Sepulchre

Avocat, Liedekerke & Co / Brussels - Belgium

Chair, Lex Mundi Litigation Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group Visiting Professor: Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix

j.sepulchre@liedekerke.com

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What Factors Influence Choice of Court?

  • Local Customs and Procedural Laws
  • European “Inquisitorial” Style of proceedings vs. North

American “Adversarial Style”

  • Availability of Procedures such as Discovery
  • The Taking of Evidence – Judicial Cooperation
  • Witness testimony
  • Affidavits
  • Obtaining foreign evidence (“letters rogatory”)
  • Judge vs. Jurat systems
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What Factors Influence Choice of Court?

  • Reliability of the Chosen Court
  • Home field advantage?
  • Corruption?
  • Neutrality?
  • Speed of process
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What Factors Influence Choice of Court?

  • Availability and Compellability of Necessary

Parties

  • Are proper/necessary parties compellable in the chosen

forum?

  • Parent/subsidiary considerations
  • Parties to relevant Agreements? Corporate Veil issues?
  • Potential third parties
  • Where are the potential assets against which

enforcement may be sought?

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What Factors Influence Choice of Court?

  • Costs and Fee Shifting
  • Determine the rules for costs in the chosen jurisdiction
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What Factors Influence Choice of Court?

  • Other Practical Considerations
  • Governing law provisions
  • Language issues, availability of translation
  • Applicability of precedents (domestic, foreign)
  • Enforcement of a contract: chosen court’s likely approach

to fundamental legal and validity issues

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Enforcing a Judgment

  • Determine enforceability
  • Domestic vs. Foreign enforcement issues
  • Where are the assets
  • Where are the parties
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Key Development: Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements

  • Enforcing choice of court agreements
  • Enforcing judgments
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Questions?

For additional information, please contact: Carla Swansburg

Senior Counsel, RBC Law Group President, ACC Canada: Ontario Chapter

Carla.swansburg@rbc.com

Joe Sepulchre

Avocat, Liedekerke & Co / Brussels - Belgium

Chair, Lex Mundi Litigation Arbitration and Dispute Resolution Practice Group Visiting Professor: Facultés Universitaires Notre Dame de la Paix

j.sepulchre@liedekerke.com