H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda,

JurisdictionFederal Jurisdiction (Canada)
JudgeWagner, Richard; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Côté, Suzanne; Rowe, Malcolm; Kasirer, Nicholas
Neutral Citation2021 SCC 44
Citation2021 SCC 44
Docket Number39130
CourtSupreme Court (Canada)
Date04 November 2021

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13 practice notes
  • MM Fund v Excelsior Mining Corporation
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 30, 2024
    ...term in a statute may be illuminated by reference to case authorities. For example, in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44, the Court interpreted the undefined term “carrying on business” in s. 3(b) of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.5. [ ......
  • Adamovsky v Filipenko
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • August 25, 2025
    ...Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.5, having been unsuccessful: see H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44, 462 D.L.R. (4th) 642, aff'g 2020 ONCA 12, 149 O.R. (3d) 440, aff'g 2019 ONSC 1445, 145 O.R. (3d) 44 In H.M.B Holdings, the Privy Council deci......
  • British Columbia v. Pro Doc Limitee
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...connecting factor. [Emphasis added]. [88]       Similarly, in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44 at para. 41, the Court held that Whether or not a corporation is “carrying on business” is a question of fact, and in order to d......
  • 2023 BCSC 662
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...of rule 17.02(p) may be an appropriate connecting factor. [Emphasis added]. 88 Similarly, in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44 at para. 41, the Court held that Whether or not a corporation is “carrying on business” is a question of fact, and in order to ......
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9 cases
  • MM Fund v Excelsior Mining Corporation,
    • Canada
    • Court of Appeal (British Columbia)
    • April 30, 2024
    ...term in a statute may be illuminated by reference to case authorities. For example, in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44, the Court interpreted the undefined term “carrying on business” in s. 3(b) of the Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. R.5. [ ......
  • British Columbia v. Pro Doc Limitee,
    • Canada
    • Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
    • April 25, 2023
    ...connecting factor. [Emphasis added]. [88]       Similarly, in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44 at para. 41, the Court held that Whether or not a corporation is “carrying on business” is a question of fact, and in order to d......
  • 2023 BCSC 662,
    • Canada
    • January 1, 2023
    ...of rule 17.02(p) may be an appropriate connecting factor. [Emphasis added]. 88 Similarly, in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44 at para. 41, the Court held that Whether or not a corporation is “carrying on business” is a question of fact, and in order to ......
  • Shirodkar v Coinbase Global, Inc. et Al,
    • Canada
    • Superior Court of Justice of Ontario (Canada)
    • March 21, 2024
    ...there”: at para. 87. 26 These principles were reiterated by the Supreme Court of Canada in H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44, where the Court also noted that, although Van Breda was a case about assumed jurisdiction, the portion of Van Breda cited in Chevron about wha......
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2 firm's commentaries
  • Financial Services Regulatory Authority Of Ontario Proposes Guidance For Crypto Custodians And Other Trust Corporations
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • August 23, 2023
    ...of cases dealing with recognition of foreign judgments, namely Chevron Corp v Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42, HMB Holdings Ltd v Antigua & Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44 and Club Resorts Ltd. v. Van Breda [2012] 1 S.C.R. 572, [2012] S.C.J. No. 17, 2012 SCC The Guidance does not reference a line of cases begin......
  • Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2023
    • Canada
    • Mondaq Canada
    • May 25, 2023
    ...was not "carrying on business" in British Columbia and thus was offside the legislation (H.M.B. Holdings Ltd. v. Antigua and Barbuda, 2021 SCC 44). A majority of the Supreme Court left open the question of whether the BC Judgment fell within the legislative definition of "judgment" since it......