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.

A Blog with Two Titles: (1) The Current Status of Monitoring, Measurement and Verification Requirements for Carbon Capture and Storage Projects in Alberta, and (2) When Does a Ministerial Order Have to be Published?

Posted on September 7, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Documents commented on: AER Bulletin 2023-29, July 27, 2023; a new edition of AER Directive 065: Resources Applications for Oil and Gas Reservoirs, July 27, 2023; and Ministerial Order MO 60/2023 PDF Version: A Blog with Two … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it is Completely Irrelevant Whether or not a Royalty Interest Amounts to an Interest in Land

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Case commented on: Enerplus Corporation v Harvest Operations Corp, 2021 ABQB 634 (CanLII), appeal dismissed, 2023 ABKB 482 (CanLII) PDF Version: Sometimes it is Completely Irrelevant Whether or not a Royalty Interest Amounts to an Interest in … Continue reading →

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An Incredibly Ill-Advised and Unnecessary Decision

Posted on August 9, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes and Martin Olszynski Decision Commented On: Generation Approvals Pause Regulation, OiC 172/2023, August 2, 2023 PDF Version: An Incredibly Ill-Advised and Unnecessary Decision On August 3, 2023 the Government of Alberta announced that the Alberta Utilities Commission … Continue reading →

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Conflict in Paradise

Posted on August 3, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Decisions Commented On:  (1) AUC Decision 27589-D01-2023, Nova Solar G.P. Inc. and AltaLink Management Ltd., Nova Solar Power Plant and Transmission Connection, July 19, 2023; and (2) AUC letter decision on standing, October 31, 2022 (AUC’s Standing … Continue reading →

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The Basics of Alberta’s Torrens Title System: Three Cases

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Nigel Bankes

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton and Nigel Bankes Cases commented on: St Pierre v Schenk, 2020 ABCA 382 (CanLII); Calgary (City) v Teulon, 2021 ABQB 388 (CanLII); St Pierre v North Alberta Land Registry District (Registrar), 2023 ABCA 153 (CanLII) PDF … Continue reading →

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