United States
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 17, 1996
Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd.
(Exact Name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Nova Scotia, Canada 1-3793 98-0085412
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
Suite 1410, One Palliser Square, 125 Ninth Avenue, S.E.,
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 1G2
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (403) 269-7741
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events
On October 17, 1996, the Company announced that the trial of its lawsuit
against Amoco Canada and the other Kotaneelee working interest partners was
adjourned pending resolution of a conflict of interest dispute involving Amoco
Canada's law firm.
A press release relating to these developments is filed herewith as an
exhibit and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
(99) Additional Exhibits.
(a) Press release dated October 17, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
(Registrant)
Date: October 21, 1996 By /s/ Charles J. Horne
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Charles J. Horne
President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Description
99(a) Press release of the registrant dated
October 17, 1996
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CANADA SOUTHERN PETROLEUM LTD.
CANADA SOUTHERN'S
KOTANEELEE LAWSUIT
TEMPORARILY ADJOURNED
CALGARY, Alberta, Oct. 17, 1996 -- Canada Southern Petroleum Ltd. [NASDAQ:
CSPLF; Toronto, Boston, and Pacific: CSW] said the trial of its lawsuit against
Amoco Canada and several other companies has been halted pending resolution of a
conflict-of-interest dispute involving Amoco Canada's law firm.
Canada Southern said it insisted that the law firm immediately withdraw
from the case because an attorney who had joined the firm as a partner had
previously served as the company's principal counsel in Canada for many years.
A Canada Southern spokesman said trial has been adjourned pending
resolution of the law firm's application to continue to serve as counsel to
Amoco Canada. That application will be the subject of a separate hearing
expected to be held at the end of this month, he said.
Canada Southern's lawsuit seeks damages from Amoco Canada and the other
current working-interest partners in the Kotaneelee gas field.
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