In September 2005 the province's premier, Dalton McGuinty, decided to prohibit all settlement of family matters based on religious principles under the Arbitration Act.
In view of the growing risk that in future wars weapons, nuclear and otherwise, will be employed that threaten the continued existence of humanity, we urge the governments of the world to realize, and to acknowledge publicly, that their purpose cannot be furthered by a world war, and we urge them, consequently, to find peaceful means for the settlement of all matters of dispute between them.
He was troubled by this claim and infinitely relieved when his lawyers told him they had arranged a settlement of the matter.
A federal judge on Thursday approved a settlement of the matter, in which the investment bank will pay $7.5 million to eToys creditors.
The Enforcement Office and Air India "have reached a settlement of this matter in order to avoid litigation," the consent order says.
"We believe that the settlement of this matter is in the city's best interests," said Michael A. Cardozo, the city's corporation counsel.
George Ledwith, a spokesman for KPMG, said yesterday that "the positive response of a substantial number of plaintiffs to the amended agreement allows us to continue pursuing a fair and reasonable settlement of this matter".
In reaching a $1.4 billion settlement of that matter, he said he had chosen not to prosecute Merrill Lynch because doing so could have been devastating to Merrill, the biggest brokerage firm and one of the biggest employers in New York.
Although the actual nature and size of the historical settlement remain matters of scholarly debate, the ruins of Troy at Hisarlık, Turkey, are a key archaeological site whose many layers illustrate the gradual development of civilization in northwestern Asia Minor.
