Monthly Archives: January 2010

The Environmental Appeal Board confirms Alberta Environment’s decision to reject the application of municipality to obtain additional water from a well

Posted on January 29, 2010 by

Case considered: Municipality of Crowsnest Pass v. Director, Southern Region, Environmental Management, Alberta Environment (23 December 2009), Appeal No. 08-016-R (A.E.A.B.). PDF version:   The Environmental Appeal Board confirms Alberta Environment’s decision to reject the application of municipality to obtain additional water … Continue reading →

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Restructuring under the CCAA: Should A Debtor Always Be Allowed to Proceed?

Posted on January 28, 2010 by

Case considered: Budget Waste Inc., Re, 2009 ABQB 752. PDF version: Restructuring under the CCAA: Should A Debtor Always Be Allowed to Proceed? LoVecchio J.’s decision in Budget Waste Inc., Re (“Budget Waste“) is a great example of the questions courts … Continue reading →

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The Summary Judgment Exception to the Stay of Proceedings in Favour of Arbitration

Posted on January 26, 2010 by

Case considered: Balancing Pool v. TransAlta Utilities Corporation, 2009 ABQB 631 PDF version: The Summary Judgment Exception to the Stay of Proceedings in Favour of Arbitration A recent decision by Chief Justice Neil C. Wittmann resolves two outstanding issues with … Continue reading →

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My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade

Posted on January 25, 2010 by

Case considered: R. v. Hape, 2007 SCC 26 PDF version: My Vote for R. v. Hape as a Significant Legal Case of the Decade When the R. v. Hape case was released at the Supreme Court of Canada, there was some … Continue reading →

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The ten biggest legal and regulatory developments for the oil and gas sector from the first decade of the new millenium

Posted on January 22, 2010 by

PDF version:  The ten biggest legal and regulatory developments for the oil and gas sector from the first decade of the new millenium Unlike my colleagues I was not prepared to plump for just one case or event and so here … Continue reading →

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The Animal Keepers Act: Perennial Problems of Priority

Posted on January 20, 2010 by

Case considered: Rachar v. Litvak, 2009 ABQB 441 PDF version: The Animal Keepers Act: Perennial Problems of Priority This is the first case to consider the Animal Keepers Act, S.A. 2005, c. A-40.5, a piece of legislation which came into … Continue reading →

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The Nothing that is: The leading environmental law case of the past decade

Posted on January 18, 2010 by

PDF version: The Nothing that is: The leading environmental law case of the past decade The most important judicial decision in environmental law from Alberta courts (or the Supreme Court of Canada for that matter) during the last decade is precisely … Continue reading →

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A Vote for R. v. Kapp as the Leading Equality Case of the Past Decade

Posted on January 13, 2010 by

PDF version:  A Vote for R. v. Kapp as the Leading Equality Case of the Past Decade R. v. Kapp, 2008 SCC 41 is my nominee for the most significant case of the Aughts decade in the equality rights area. … Continue reading →

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Provincial Court royalty calculation decision

Posted on January 11, 2010 by

Case considered: Lyatsky Geoscience Research and Consulting Ltd v. Geocan Energy Inc, 2009 ABPC 392 PDF version: Provincial Court royalty calculation decision Very few oil and gas contract matters come before the Provincial Court, principally because of the cap of $25,000 … Continue reading →

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ERCB decision on an acid gas disposal scheme: further lessons for the regulation of carbon capture and storage schemes

Posted on January 8, 2010 by and

Case considered: Re: AltaGas Ltd, Applications for Two Pipeline Licences, An Amendment to a Facility Licence, and Approval for an Acid Gas Disposition Scheme, Pouce Coupe Field, ERCB Decision 2009-073 PDF version: ERCB decision on an acid gas disposal scheme: further … Continue reading →

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