Supreme Court of Canada provides further commentary on the Crown’s duty to consult Aboriginal people *

Canada - May 16 2013
On May 9th 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Behn v Moulton Contracting Ltd, 2013 SCC 26. The decision provides important…

Co-authors: Mélanie Power.

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BC Court of Appeal decides Tsilhqot’in aboriginal title case *

Canada - June 27 2012
Today the British Columbia Court of Appeal released its decision on the appeals of the Supreme Court of British Columbia’s decision in Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia, 2007 BCSC 1700.

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Supreme Court of Yukon considers duty to consult and “free entry” mining system *

Canada - December 9 2011
On November 15, 2011, the Supreme Court of Yukon released its decision in Ross River Dena Council v. Government of Yukon, 2011 YKSC 84.

Co-authors: Khaled Abdel-Barr, Chris Baldwin.

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Supreme Court of Canada and federal court of appeal decisions *

Canada - December 3 2010
On December 2, 2010, the Supreme Court of Canada dismissed leave to appeal from the Federal Court of Appeal's decision in Standing Buffalo Dakota First Nation v. Enbridge Pipelines Inc., 2009 FCA 308.

Co-authors: Lewis Manning.

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Supreme Court of Canada clarifies (some of) the limits of the duty to consult *

Canada - October 29 2010
On October 28, 2010, the nine justices of Supreme Court of Canada issued a unanimous judgement in the appeal that confirmed the decision of the British Columbia Utilities Commission (the ‘Commission’) to accept the 2007 Electricity Purchase Agreement between BC Hydro and Rio Tinto Alcan Inc. for filing.

Co-authors: Chris Sanderson.

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