Common Contracts
1 similar null contracts
Crown Resources Corp. S.A. v. National Iranian Drilling Co.May 17th, 2006
International law and conflict of laws — Jurisdiction — Exclusion of — By contract — Forum conveniens — Procedure for determining — International — Plaintiffs claimed damages of approximately $350 million US for breach of contract, conspiracy, breach of fiduciary duty and conversion with respect to a contract to drill oil in Iran — Defendants argued that Ontario had no jurisdiction to decide the claims, and in the alternative that Ontario was not the most convenient forum — Plaintiffs' claim would not be heard impartially and fairly in Iran — The plaintiffs had shown cause to ignore the forum selection clause in the contract — Ontario was the most convenient forum.
