. Bridging Finance Inc. v. Sharpe [SOR for jurisdiction simpliciter issues]
In Bridging Finance Inc. v. Sharpe (Ont CA, 2026) the Ontario Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal, here where "the motion judge found that jurisdiction simpliciter was established over the dispute. The motion judge also determined, on a forum non conveniens analysis, that Ontario is the most appropriate and convenient jurisdiction for the actions."
Here the court considers the appellate SOR for jurisdiction simplicitor issues:
[17] The application of the test for jurisdiction simpliciter is a question of mixed fact and law, reviewable for palpable and overriding error, unless an error in the application of the test can be attributed to an extricable question of law: Kyko Global Inc. v. M/S Crawford Bayley & Co., 2021 ONCA 736, at para. 13; Sinclair v. Venezia Turismo, 2025 SCC 7, 505 D.L.R. (4th) 451, at para. 41. ....
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