Author Archives: Nigel Bankes

About Nigel Bankes

Nigel Bankes is emeritus professor of law at the University of Calgary. Prior to his retirement in June 2021 Nigel held the chair in natural resources law in the Faculty of Law.

Top Ten Environmental Law Stories: Canadian Edition

Posted on December 28, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Martin Olszynski, Sharon Mascher, and Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Top Ten Environmental Law Stories: Canadian Edition This last year was an important one for environmental law and policy, both in Canada and globally. In this post we highlight ten … Continue reading →

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Unpaid AFE Amounts Constitute Liquidated Demands With No Right of Set-Off Under the 1990 CAPL Operating Procedure

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Unpaid AFE Amounts Constitute Liquidated Demands With No Right of Set-Off Under the 1990 CAPL Operating Procedure Case Commented On: Talisman Energy Inc v Questerre Energy Corporation, 2015 ABQB 775 (MC) This decision of Master … Continue reading →

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BC Court Confirms That a Municipality Has No Authority With Respect to the Routing of an Interprovincial Pipeline

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: BC Court Confirms That a Municipality Has No Authority With Respect to the Routing of an Interprovincial Pipeline Case Commented On: Burnaby (City) v Trans Mountain Pipeline ULC, 2015 BCSC 2140 The Trans Mountain Expansion … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeal Assesses Damages for Production on a Dead Oil and Gas Lease: An Important but Ultimately Disappointing Decision

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Court of Appeal Assesses Damages for Production on a Dead Oil and Gas Lease: An Important but Ultimately Disappointing Decision Case Commented On: Stewart Estate v TAQA North Ltd, 2015 ABCA 357 Courts of Appeal … Continue reading →

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The Synthetic Transportation of Natural Gas

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Synthetic Transportation of Natural Gas Case Commented On: Apache Canada Ltd v TransAlta Cogeneration LP, 2015 ABQB 650 In this decision Master Robertson concluded that the synthetic transportation of natural gas through a series … Continue reading →

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