Category Archives: Supreme Court of Canada

The Fundamentals of Tribunal Standing and Bootstrapping in Judicial Review

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: The Fundamentals of Tribunal Standing and Bootstrapping in Judicial Review Case Commented On: Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44 In Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc. the Supreme … Continue reading →

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Methodological Pluralism: Canadian Utility Law Does Not Prescribe any Particular Prudent Expenditure or Prudent Investment Test that a Regulator Must Apply

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes PDF Version: Methodological Pluralism: Canadian Utility Law Does Not Prescribe any Particular Prudent Expenditure or Prudent Investment Test that a Regulator Must Apply Case Commented On: Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44, … Continue reading →

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Chevron Corp. v Yaiguaje: Judicial Activism and Cross Border Complexity

Posted on September 30, 2015 by Fenner Stewart

By: Fenner L. Stewart PDF Version: Chevron Corp. v Yaiguaje: Judicial Activism and Cross Border Complexity Case Commented On: Chevron Corp. v Yaiguaje, 2015 SCC 42 In 2013, Ecuador’s highest court held that Chevron was liable to pay US$9.51 billion to … Continue reading →

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What is “Advice”? Supreme Court Exempts Policy Options from Access to Information Request

Posted on May 26, 2014 by Sarah Burton

By: Sarah Burton  PDF Version: What is “Advice”? Supreme Court Exempts Policy Options from Access to Information Request Case commented on: John Doe v Ontario (Finance), 2014 SCC 36 (CanLII) In this case, the Supreme Court of Canada considered whether … Continue reading →

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Faculty Council Resolution Re: Harper, MacKay and McLachlin

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Admin

Editor’s Note On May 6, 2014, our Faculty Council passed a unanimous motion calling on Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Justice Minister Peter MacKay to apologize to Chief Justice Beverly McLachlin of the Supreme Court of Canada for impugning her … Continue reading →

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