What does ‘also means’ mean? The ordinary meaning of the words ‘also means’ in statutory law is additive rather than clarifying. Cees de Groot • April 11, 2019
Keystone XL: a cross-border oil pipeline between Canada and the United States of America On 8 November 2018, the US District Court (Montana) ordered the DOS and TransCanada to stop building the Keystone pipeline. Cees de Groot • November 16, 2018
A dispute about an art collection left in custody by an emigrant from Germany in 1933 In September 2018, the Supreme Court of New York County decided a case on a Second World War art collection. Cees de Groot • October 23, 2018
Courts do not always respond to (real or perceived) injustices in company law conflicts A manager of a so-called limited liability company may (sometimes) be replaced without much judicial protection Cees de Groot • September 24, 2018 • 1 comment
A court’s competence to decide on a religious group deciding to ‘disfellowship’ a member On 31 May 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada decided that ‘courts should not decide matters of religious dogma’. Cees de Groot • September 06, 2018
‘The Future Relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union’ On 12 July 2018, the UK government presented an important document to Parliament on the future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union Cees de Groot • July 20, 2018
Interpretation of contracts under Canadian law Under Canadian law, in interpreting a contract so-called post-contractual (or subsequent) conduct only plays a role when the contract is ambiguous. Cees de Groot • June 14, 2018
Filing for bankruptcy, golden shares and the business judgment rule Is a provision that gives a creditor/shareholder the ability to prevent a corporation from filing for bankruptcy valid? Cees de Groot • June 11, 2018
Jurisdiction under the ‘Texas long-arm statute’ The ‘Texas long-arm statute’ gives Texas courts broad jurisdiction in cases where a Texas resident is a party to a contract. Cees de Groot • May 04, 2018
