The U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court may have unintentionally blurred the lines between specific and general personal jurisdiction.

It was a major decision in personal jurisdiction – a court’s power to hear a lawsuit against a particular defendant. The court’s ruling creates the possibility that, if other states pass similar laws, ...

Further, compared to the Supreme Court, which has exclusive jurisdiction under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, which is not transferable, interchangeable, or transposable to the High Court ...

While the original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court is limited, it can generate some interesting and important cases. In 1998, the Supreme Court was forced to decide who owned most of Ellis ...