Category Archives: Costs

Supreme Court Broadly Interprets s. 99(1) of the National Energy Board Act

PDF version: Supreme Court Broadly Interprets s. 99(1) of the National Energy Board Act  Case considered: Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd., 2011 SCC 7 In Smith v Alliance Pipeline Ltd., 2011 SCC 7 (Smith) all nine judges of the Supreme … Continue reading

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Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada

PDF version: Interim Costs and Access to Justice at the Supreme Court of Canada  Case considered: R. v. Caron, 2011 SCC 5 The Supreme Court recently upheld the Alberta Court of Appeal decision in R. v. Caron, 2009 ABCA 34. … Continue reading

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Legal costs can be an issue in human rights cases

Case considered: Canadian Human Rights Commission v. Attorney General of Canada, et al., 2009 FCA 309, leave to appeal to Supreme Court of Canada granted, SCC Bulletin April 23, 2010, #33507, 2010 CanLII 20527 PDF version: Legal costs can be … Continue reading

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Standing at the ERCB without an interest in land, but “no costs for you!”

Case considered: Freehold Petroleum and Natural Gas Owners Association v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2010 ABCA 125 In Freehold Petroleum and Natural Gas Owners Association, Madam Justice Elizabeth McFayden dismisses an application for leave to appeal an Energy Resources … Continue reading

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Cost Decision in the Human Rights Case of Lund v. Boissoin

Case considered: Boissoin v. Lund, 2010 ABQB 123 PDF version: Cost Decision in the Human Rights Case of Lund v. Boissoin There are several ABlawg posts written about the human rights case involving Dr. Darren Lund’s complaint to the Alberta … Continue reading

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