Category Archives: Intervenors and Standing
Some Much Needed R&R: Revisiting and Relaxing the Test for Public Interest Standing in Canada
PDF version: Some Much Needed R&R: Revisiting and Relaxing the Test for Public Interest Standing in Canada Case Considered: Canada (Attorney General) v Downtown Eastside Sex Workers Against Violence Society, 2012 SCC 45 On September 21, 2012, the Supreme Court of … Continue reading
Access to Justice: University of Calgary Environmental Law Clinic in 2011/2012 – “What’s legal is not always what is just” – Rick Collier
PDF version: Access to Justice: University of Calgary Environmental Law Clinic in 2011/2012 – “What’s legal is not always what is just” – Rick Collier Case and Decision considered: Kelly v Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2012 ABCA 19, Hohloch … Continue reading
The Elephant in the Courtroom
PDF version: The Elephant in the Courtroom Case Considered: Reece v Edmonton (City), 2011 ABCA 238 In March 2011 the Court of Appeal heard an appeal by Zoocheck Canada, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and Tove Reece (collectively … Continue reading
The continuing mystery of standing at the Energy Resources Conservation Board
PDF version: The continuing mystery of standing at the Energy Resources Conservation Board Case considered: West Energy/Daylight Energy – Section 39 review hearing re: Linda McGinn, 2011 ABERCB 002 A couple weeks ago on ABlawg I suggested that the law … Continue reading
The problem of costs at the Energy Resources Conservation Board: Leave to appeal granted in Kelly #4
PDF version: The problem of costs at the Energy Resources Conservation Board: Leave to appeal granted in Kelly #4 Case considered: Kelly v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2011 ABCA 19 The Court of Appeal has granted leave on a … Continue reading