On November 17 2006 the Supreme Court of Canada handed down its judgment in Pro Swing Inc v Elta Golf Inc, signalling significant implications for the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. The issue in Pro Swing was whether the traditional common law rule that only final foreign monetary judgments can be enforced in Canada should be changed to permit the enforcement of foreign non-monetary orders (eg, injunctions and specific performance orders). The court answered the question in the affirmative...