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.

Landowners Can’t Use the Surface Rights Board to Mount a Collateral Attack on the Approval of a Transmission Line

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Landowners Can’t Use the Surface Rights Board to Mount a Collateral Attack on the Approval of a Transmission Line Case Commented On: Togstad v Alberta (Surface Rights Board), 2015 ABCA 192 In a completely predictable … Continue reading →

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Aboriginal Title Claim Against a Private Party Allowed to Continue

Posted on June 10, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes     PDF Version: Aboriginal Title Claim Against a Private Party Allowed to Continue Case Commented On: Ominayak v Penn West Petroleum Ltd, 2015 ABQB 342 Some forty or so years ago the Lubicon Lake Band and Chief Bernard … Continue reading →

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ITLOS Special Chamber Prescribes Provisional Measures with Respect to Oil and Gas Activities in Disputed Area in Case Involving Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire

Posted on May 11, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: ITLOS Special Chamber Prescribes Provisional Measures with Respect to Oil and Gas Activities in Disputed Area in Case Involving Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire Decision Commented On: International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea (ITLOS), … Continue reading →

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Summary Judgment on Contested Amounts Owing under Natural Gas Processing and Related Agreements

Posted on April 13, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Summary Judgment on Contested Amounts Owing under Natural Gas Processing and Related Agreements Case Commented On: SemCAMS ULC v Blaze Energy Ltd, 2015 ABQB 218 This is an important judgment on the interplay between the … Continue reading →

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Crown Oil Sands Dispositions and the Duty to Consult

Posted on April 8, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Crown Oil Sands Dispositions and the Duty to Consult Case Commented On: Buffalo River Dene Nation v Ministry of Energy and Resources and Scott Land and Lease Ltd, 2015 SKCA 31 The Saskatchewan Court of … Continue reading →

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