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 Nigel Bankes

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 Jassmine Girgis

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 Jonnette Watson Hamilton

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 Linda McKay-Panos

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 Nigel Bankes

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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