Category Archives: Natural Resources

The Issues and Challenges with Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development in Alberta

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Nickie Nikolaou

PDF version: The Issues and Challenges with Public Participation in Energy and Natural Resources Development in Alberta  Introduction Public participation is a key feature of energy and natural resources development in Alberta. The provincial government often expresses its desire for … Continue reading →

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The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (fka the House of Lords) Decides an Oil and Gas Case

Posted on August 12, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (fka the House of Lords) Decides an Oil and Gas Case  Case Commented On: Star Energy Weald Basin Limited v Bocardo SA, [2010] UKSC 35 It is not … Continue reading →

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Estoppel arguments fail once again in an oil and gas lease case

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Nigel Bankes

PDF version: Estoppel arguments fail once again in an oil and gas lease case  Case considered: Desoto Resources Limited v. Encana Corporation, 2010 ABQB 448 In this case Justice William Tilleman dismissed an appeal from Master Jodi Mason’s decision in … Continue reading →

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Still More Questions about Standing before the ERCB

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Nickie Nikolaou

PDF version: Still More Questions about Standing before the ERCB  Case Considered: Prince v. Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2010 ABCA 214 Leave to appeal applications from standing decisions of the Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) continue to be heard almost, … Continue reading →

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The Rubber Hits the Road on Provincial Jurisdiction over Transportation Undertakings

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Alastair Lucas, Q.C.

Case Considered: Consolidated Fastfrate Inc. v. Western Canada Council of Teamsters, 2009 SCC 53 PDF version:  The Rubber Hits the Road on Provincial Jurisdiction over Transportation Undertakings The Supreme Court of Canada, in a 6-3 decision late last year, came … Continue reading →

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