Expert Testimony in Environmental Claims: Participant vs Litigation Experts
The Ontario Court of Appeal has recently discussed the drafting of expert reports and the nature of expert testimony (respectively in Moore v Getahun, 2015 ONCA 55 (CanLII) and Westerhof v Gee, 2015 ONCA 206 (CanLII)). Neither of these cases...
Annual Legal and Regulatory Review
Agri-Energy and Waste Management Forum, Pacific Agriculture Tradeshow
Environmental Matters
Condo Business
Liability and Green Buildings
Canadian Consulting Engineer, May 2014
Engineers who design buildings to be sustainable or “LEED-certified” have to be vigilant about the language in their contracts with owners.
Addressing Environmental Issues in Negotiating Purchase and Sale Agreements
Ontario Bar Association, May 2014
Summary Judgment – A Potential Tool in Defending Contaminated Land Litigation
In Windsor v. Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd., 2014 ABCA 108 (“Windsor”), the Alberta Court of Appeal summarily dismissed certain claims in an environmental class action. The appellant, Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. (“CP”), operated a locomotive repair facility near Calgary. Nearly...
BC Government Proposes New Water Sustainability Act
In an effort to modernize BC’s 100 year old Water Act, the BC government has introduced into the Legislature the new Water Sustainability Act. Although it will have some familiar features from the old Water Act and the Fish Protection...
Tax Credit Carry-forward Extended for Donations of Ecologically Sensitive Land
The Budget expands upon an existing incentive for gifts of ecologically sensitive land. Under the Tax Act, donors of land that has been certified by the Minister of the Environment as “ecologically sensitive” are already eligible to claim enhanced tax...
BC Government Proposes New Water Sustainability Act
In an effort to modernize BC’s 100 year old Water Act, the BC government has introduced into the Legislature the new Water Sustainability Act. Although it will have some familiar features from the old Water Act and the Fish Protection...
Regulating Greenhouse Gas Emissions in BC
Miller Thomson seminar: Environmental Issues in Agriculture
