Andrew Ottaway Writes Article on CISG for Law Times

Andrew Ottaway, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.Civil Litigation, Commercial and Contract Litigation, Commercial Law, Commercial Litigation, Contract Disputes, Cross-Border Litigation, Gilbertson Davis LLP News, International Litigation, International Sale of Goods, UNCITRAL0 Comments

The Law Times recently published an article by Andrew Ottaway on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (the “CISG”).

The article includes:

  • a discussion of the recent case of Solea International BVBA v. Bassett & Walker International Inc., 2018 ONSC 4261 (CanLII), in which the Ontario Court applied the CISG;
  • a discussion of the near total obscurity of the CISG in Ontario;
  • examples of the notable differences between the CISG and the Ontario common law / Sale of Goods Act.

The article can be read in its entirety here.

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Andrew Ottaway, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B.

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