Oakwell Engineering Ltd. v. Enernorth Industries Inc.,

Oakwell Eng. v. Enernorth Ind., [2005] O.T.C. 534 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2005] O.T.C. TBEd. JN.139

Oakwell Engineering Limited (applicant) v. Enernorth Industries Inc. (formerly known as Energy Power Systems Limited, Engineering Power Systems Group Inc. and Engineering Power Systems Limited, respectively) (respondent)

Enernorth Industries Inc. (formerly known as Energy Power Systems Limited, Engineering Power Systems Group Inc. and Engineering Power Systems Limited, respectively) (applicant) v. Oakwell Engineering Limited (respondent)

(Court File Nos. 04-CV-271121CM3; 04-CV-274860CM2)

Indexed As: Oakwell Engineering Ltd. v. Enernorth Industries Inc.

Court of Ontario

Superior Court of Justice

Day, J.

June 27, 2005.

(Amended August 2, 2005)

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Conflict of Laws - Topic 6606

Foreign judgments - General - Recognition of judgment of foreign state - See paragraphs 1 to 79.

Cases Noticed:

Morguard Investments Ltd. et al. v. De Savoye, [1990] 3 S.C.R. 1077; 122 N.R. 81, refd to. [para. 13].

Beals v. Saldanha et al., [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416; 314 N.R. 209; 182 O.A.C. 201, refd to. [para. 13].

Amchem Products Inc. et al. v. Workers' Compensation Board (B.C.), [1993] 1 S.C.R. 897; 150 N.R. 321; 23 B.C.A.C. 1; 39 W.A.C. 1, refd to. [para. 16].

Great America Leasing Corp. v. Yates (2003), 180 O.A.C. 130; 86 O.R.(3d) 226 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].

Wewayakum Indian Band v. Canada and Wewayakai Indian Band, [2003] 2 S.C.R. 259; 309 N.R. 201, refd to. [para. 30].

R. v. R.D.S., [1997] 3 S.C.R. 484; 218 N.R. 1; 161 N.S.R.(2d) 241; 477 A.P.R. 241, refd to. [para. 30].

Arsenault-Cameron et al. v. Prince Edward Island, [1999] 3 S.C.R. 851; 267 N.R. 386; 201 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 1; 605 A.P.R. 1, refd to. [para. 30].

Loewen Group et al. v. U.S.A. (2003), Case No. ARB (AF)/98/3, refd to. [para. 38].

Clinton v. Ford (1982), 37 O.R.(2d) 448 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 51].

Safari v. Ship Iran Afzal et al., [1996] 2 F.C. 954; 111 F.T.R. 256 (T.D.), refd to. [para. 53].

Creative Technology Ltd. v. Aztech System Pte. Ltd. (1995), 61 F.3d 696 (9th Cir.), refd to. [para. 55].

Moduroglu v. T.C. Ziraat Bankasi, [1986] Q.B. 1225 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 56].

Reference Re Remuneration of Judges of the Provincial Court (P.E.I.), [1997] 3 S.C.R. 3; 217 N.R. 1; 206 A.R. 1; 156 W.A.C. 1; 121 Man.R.(2d) 1; 158 W.A.C. 1; 156 Nfld. & P.E.I.R. 1; 483 A.P.R. 1, refd to. [para. 60].

R. v. Valente, [1985] 2 S.C.R. 673; 64 N.R. 1; 14 O.A.C. 79, refd to. [para. 60].

Hong Pian v. Placements Germain Gauthier Inc., [2002] S.L.R. 81, refd to. [para. 68].

Manitoba Language Rights Reference, [1985] 1 S.C.R. 721; 59 N.R. 321; 35 Man.R.(2d) 83, refd to. [para. 69].

Reference Re Secession of Quebec, [1998] 2 S.C.R. 217; 228 N.R. 203, refd to. [para. 70].

Society of Lloyd's v. Saunders (2001), 148 O.A.C. 362; 55 O.R.(3d) 688 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 74].

Authors and Works Noticed:

Castel, Jean-Gabriel, and Walker, Janet, Canadian Conflict of Laws (5th Ed. 2002) (Looseleaf), p. 14.1 [para. 73].

Ivankovich, Ivan F., Enforcing U.S. Judgments in Canada: “Things Are Looking Up” (1995), 15 Nw. J. Int’l L. & Bus. 491, p. 518 [para. 17].

Phang, Andrew, Cementing the Foundations: The Singapore Application of English Law Act 1993 (1994), 28 U.B.C. L. Rev. 205, para. 7 [para. 65].

Counsel:

Edward J. Babin and Matthew I. Milne Smith, for Oakwell;

David R. Wingfield, M. Kate Stephenson and Paul D. Guy, for the respondent.

This application was heard on December 6-9, 2004, by Day, J., of the Ontario Superior Court, who released the following decision on June 27, 2005 and amended reasons on August 2, 2005.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.