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It’s far from certain a Canadian court will uphold a $134-million US civil judgment against Omar Khadr, a former Guantanamo detainee now out on bail, his Toronto lawyers say.

“We don’t think a judge in Canada will uphold it,” partly because Khadr had no representation at the civil trial in Utah, Patric Sensom said. “We will vigorously oppose its enforcement.”

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U.S. lawyer Laura Tanner said she was pleased with the “victory” for her clients. She expects by the end of summer to have a Canadian legal firm in place to seek judicial approval in this country to enable collection.

Tanner launched the civil lawsuit on behalf of the widow of Christopher Speer, a U.S. special forces soldier killed in a 2002 battle in Afghanistan and Layne Morris, also with special forces. Khadr, 28, pleaded guilty to throwing a grenade that killed Speer and injured Morris.

The fact Khadr was 15 at the time has no bearing on the civil case as the U.S. allows children as young as five to be sued for damages under Utah civil law, Tanner said.