Can a judge rely on inherent jurisdiction in determining whether a plaintiff has to resort to resort resort jurisdiction?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Demelo v. Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd., 2007 CanLII 14328 (ON SC):

Pepall J., in Scarlett v. Wolfe Transmission Ltd., [2002] O.J. No. 4403 (S.C.J.), found that she could rely on inherent jurisdiction. But like her, I would find that resort this inherent jurisdiction, if it exists, must be infrequent.

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