What is the test for establishing a real and substantial connection between a forum and a plaintiff's claim?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Venterra Development Inc. v. Weber, 2008 CanLII 1953 (ON SC):
The court in Muscutt v. Courcelles considered eight factors in determining whether the real and substantial connection test had been met (at paras. 77-110). (i) The connection between the forum and the plaintiff’s claim
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