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The Metaphysical Court: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick and the Standard of Review
Cases Considered: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick, 2008 SCC 9 PDF Version: The Metaphysical Court: Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick and the Standard of Review Introduction The standard used by courts to review administrative decision-making is of central importance to energy and … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Law, Supreme Court of Canada
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Counsel Shall Not Bear Witness: Clarifying the Obligation of Counsel to Withdraw When Required to be a Witness
Cases Considered: Toliver v. Koepke, 2008 ABQB 37 PDF Version: Counsel Shall Not Bear Witness: Clarifying the Obligation of Counsel to Withdraw When Required to be a Witness During divorce litigation the Plaintiff and Defendant disputed the existence of a … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics and the Legal Profession, Family
Tagged Code of Professional Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Ethics, Family Law
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“www.JustAnswer.com… or How the Alberta Courts Respected the Market Surveillance Administrator’s Just Exercise of Jurisdiction”
Cases Considered: Alberta (Market Surveillance Administrator) v. Enmax Energy Corporation 2008 ABQB 54 PDF Version: “www.JustAnswer.com… or How the Alberta Courts Respected the Market Surveillance Administrator’s Just Exercise of Jurisdiction” Regulation of the functioning of the market for electricity poses … Continue reading
Posted in Energy
Tagged electricity regulation, investigation
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Fading to Brown: Limits on Evergreen Discovery in Alberta
Case Considered: Dabrowski v. Robertson, 2007 ABQB 680 PDF Version: Fading to Brown: Limits on Evergreen Discovery in Alberta This decision by Madam Justice Joanne Veit of the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench clarifies that counsel and parties to litigation … Continue reading
Posted in Civil Procedure, Ethics and the Legal Profession
Tagged Civil Procedure and Evidence, Disclosure, Discovery, Ethics
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Substance Over Form: The Court of Appeal’s Protection of Intervener Rights at the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board
Cases Considered: Lavesta Area Group v. Alberta (Energy and Utilities Board), 2007 ABCA 365 PDF Version: Substance Over Form: The Court of Appeal’s Protection of Intervener Rights at the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board In Lavesta Area Group v. Alberta … Continue reading
Posted in Administrative Law, Natural Resources
Tagged appeal jurisdiction, apprehension of bias, EUB, procedural fairness
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