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Williams Information Services Corp. v. Williams Telecommunications Corp.

T-1347-97

Reed J.

5/2/98

8 pp.

Show cause order against defendant and James Williams for having failed to honour undertaking to Court on September 10, 1997-On reviewing file, Court unable to locate undertaking-Agreement reached by parties on September 10, 1997, signed on their behalf by respective counsel-No mention of undertaking given to Court-Court told only settlement had been reached-Agreement between parties that has never been communicated to Court cannot be defined as undertaking given to Court-Where undertaking given between parties but not to Court, appropriate procedure to first apply to Court for order compelling compliance with undertaking and, if latter not complied with, to bring proceeding for contempt-Defendant and Williams not in contempt of Court for not complying with agreement of September 10, 1997.

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