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.

The legal status of the commitment by Alberta’s irrigation districts to share the shortage

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: The legal status of the commitment by Alberta’s irrigation districts to share the shortage  Document commented on: Declaration re: Sharing Water for Human Needs and Livestock Sustenance During Water Shortages, Alberta Irrigation Projects Association Last week, on World … Continue reading →

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Regulatory chill, weak regional plans, and lots of jobs for lawyers: the proposed amendments to the Alberta Land Stewardship Act

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Regulatory chill, weak regional plans, and lots of jobs for lawyers: the proposed amendments to the Alberta Land Stewardship Act  Legislation commented on: Bill 10, the Alberta Land Stewardship Amendment Act, 2011 In an earlier blog, I commented … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeal grants relief from forfeiture in an oil and gas lease case

Posted on February 24, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Court of Appeal grants relief from forfeiture in an oil and gas lease case  Case commented on: Canpar Holdings Ltd. v. Petrobank Energy and Resources Ltd., 2011 ABCA 62 The principal significance of this case is that it … Continue reading →

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ALSA and the property rights debate in Alberta: a certificate of title to land is not a “statutory consent”

Posted on February 11, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: ALSA and the property rights debate in Alberta: a certificate of title to land is not a “statutory consent”  Statute commented on: Alberta Land Stewardship Act, SA 2009, c.A-26.8 There is significant public debate in Alberta about a … Continue reading →

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The world wide web and the honour of the Crown

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: The world wide web and the honour of the Crown  Cases considered: Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation v Alberta (Minister of Energy), 2011 ABCA 29, and Lameman v Alberta, 2011 ABQB 40 The Court of Appeal (Justices Ritter, Bielby … Continue reading →

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