Travel, cross-border commerce, international business, the Internet, social media, and other transnational relationships, multiplied by globalization and rapidly advancing technology present a number of challenging legal issues for businesses and individuals to navigate and with which lawyers and the courts must grapple. The Internet has made most business and legal matters borderless and often potentially global in scale. Private international law (also known as conflict of laws) deals with these issues which arise in cases involving foreign, international, transnational, or cross-border elements.

Which court or legal authority has the power to decide the dispute (jurisdiction and forum non conveniens)? Can foreign courts be precluded from getting involved in a dispute (anti-suit injunctions)? What law should be applied to resolve the dispute (choice of law issues)? What courts or adjudication bodies will hear disputes (forum selection)? When will our courts recognize legislative or judicial decisions made outside Canada (rules for recognizing foreign judgments)? These are just some of the salient questions that arise in the context of today’s increasingly interconnected community and business and legal landscape.

We advise clients on a wide range of complex cross-border legal issues with a focus on technology. We deliver pragmatic, cost-effective legal solutions on cross-border issues through an understanding of the differences between global markets, the interconnectivity of various legal systems, and seamless service delivery.

Our team of experienced lawyers has broad international experience and expertise to provide strategic legal advice on a full spectrum of complex international, cross-border, and transnational issues, including with respect to international contracts, payments, permits and licences, transfer of title and risk, insurance, conflict of laws, governing law, choice of forum, enforcement of judgments, international dispute resolution, and international laws and norms impacting global commerce, including The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CSIG) and Incoterms.

OUR SERVICES

• Cross-border legal issues

• International commercial contracts

• Private international law (conflict of laws)

• Governing law and forum selection (foum non conveniens)

• International arbitration and dispute resolution

• Anti-suit injunctions

• Enforcing and defending foreign judgments

• The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CSIG)

• Incoterms