Is there a real and substantial connection between the jurisdiction and the subject matter of the action?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Power Measurement Ltd. et al. v. Ludlum et al., 2006 BCSC 157 (CanLII):
In British Columbia v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd. (2005), 44 B.C.L.R. (4th) 125, 2005 BCSC 946 at para. 139, Holmes J. stated: When a real and substantial connection exists between the jurisdiction and the subject matter of the action, any defendants who are potentially liable for the wrongs alleged are properly joined in the action... .
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