FOREIGN JUDGMENTS - Action on foreign judgment - Enforcement - Bars

Law360 Canada ( October 9, 2026, 9:40 AM EDT) -- Appeal by appellant from an order registering a New Jersey judgment in Saskatchewan under the Enforcement of Foreign Judgments Act (Act). The judgment declared that the appellant had no interest in Keeley Lake Lodge (1989) Ltd. shares, imposed injunctions and awarded fees and damages. The appellant submitted that enforcement was manifestly contrary to Saskatchewan public policy because New Jersey tortious-interference law permitted the respondents to benefit from alleged immigration fraud and because the award was egregious. He challenged the law’s application and effects, not the law. He sought leave to amend his notice of appeal to argue that a Saskatchewan action triggered the parallel-proceeding bar because it was pending before he was added to the New Jersey action. The registration judge compared the pleadings and found meaningful differences in the parties, issues and relief. The appellant also challenged registration of the injunctions but did not apply under s. 7 of the Act to modify them. The registration judge invited submissions on modification because circumstances had changed. For the first time on appeal, the appellant sought a reduction under s. 6 of the Act, despite having made no application below, and alleged a breach of natural justice. The evidentiary record was not developed on those new issues, and the respondents submitted that they would be prejudiced because they had no opportunity to adduce expert or procedural evidence....
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