Can an extra-provincial defendant assume jurisdiction?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Nadi Inc. v. Montazemi-Safari, 2012 ONSC 4723 (CanLII):
Where an extra-provincial defendant is present in the jurisdiction the court can assume jurisdiction. Peng v. Zhu, 2009 CarswellOnt. 4512 (S.C.J.) at para. 22.
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