Is there a basis for jurisdiction simpliciter?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Kvaerner U.S. Inc. v. AMEC E&C Services Limited, 2004 BCSC 635 (CanLII):
Counsel for the defendant in arguing that there is no basis for jurisdiction simpliciter relies on Tolofson v. Jensen, 1994 CanLII 44 (SCC), [1994] 3 S.C.R. 1022, where Mr. Justice LaForest at 1049 stated: a court may exercise jurisdiction only if it has a 'real and substantial connection' (a term not yet fully defined) with the subject matter of the litigation. ...
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