Category Archives: Administrative Law

You Shall Not Pass Go: The End of Monopoly (and Self-Governance) for BC Lawyers

Posted on May 17, 2024 by Michael Ilg

By: Michael Ilg Matter Commented On: Bill 21– 2024, Legal Professions Act, 5th Session, 42nd Parliament (2024) PDF Version: You Shall Not Pass Go: The End of Monopoly (and Self-Governance) for BC Lawyers What is the difference between a dairy … Continue reading →

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Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration”

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated v Canada (Fisheries and Oceans), 2024 FC 649 (CanLII) PDF Version: Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration” Ever since the ratification of the Nunavut Agreement … Continue reading →

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Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker, Drew Yewchuk, and Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8 (CanLII)  PDF Version: Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review This … Continue reading →

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Some Quick Fixes for a Broken Market, And then the Possibility of an Enhanced Electricity Market for Alberta

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Matters commented on: Market Surveillance Administrator, “Advice to support more effective competition in the electricity market: Interim action and an Enhanced Energy Market for Alberta”, (21 December 2023, released 11 March 2024) (MSA Advice); Supply Cushion Regulation, … Continue reading →

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Alphabow’s Regulatory Appeal: The AER Hearing Panel Misunderstood Their Job

Posted on March 11, 2024 by Drew Yewchuk

By: Drew Yewchuk Decision Commented on: Alphabow Energy Ltd: Regulatory Appeals of AER Orders (Regulatory Appeals 1943516 and 1943521), 2024 ABAER 001 (Alphabow) PDF Version: Alphabow’s Regulatory Appeal: The AER Hearing Panel Misunderstood Their Job This is a comment on … Continue reading →

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