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Two significant duty-to-consult cases released in Alberta and British Columbia courts

  • Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP
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  • Canada
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  • June 6 2013

The Beaver Lake Cree Nation (BLCN) brought a Statement of Claim before the Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench alleging that the Alberta and federal

Supreme Court of Canada considers collective and individual aspects of Aboriginal and treaty rights

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 30 2013

On May 9, 2013, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its judgement in Behn v. Moulton Contracting Limited, dismissing the appeal. The Government of

Alberta Métis granted greater authority for resource development in settlement areas

  • Stikeman Elliott LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 26 2013

On May 16, 2013, the Alberta government and the Métis Settlements General Counsel agreed to amendments to the existing co-management agreement between

Ownership of minerals under public roads

  • Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP
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  • USA
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  • May 24 2013

Who owns the minerals underneath public roads in Ohio? This is really two questions: What ownership interest does the state, county, or township

Another blow for localism

  • Mills & Reeve LLP
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  • United Kingdom
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  • May 17 2013

The grant of planning permission earlier this week, on appeal, to Peel Energy for their 20MW biomass renewable energy plant in Trafford will have

Aboriginal law the Crown’s duty to consult and the involvement of natural resources proponents in the consultation process

  • Heenan Blaikie LLP
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  • Canada
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  • May 10 2013

Natural resources proponents are often deeply involved in consultations with Aboriginal communities that may be affected by their projects. How far

The Department of the Interior issues new rules regulating the leasing of tribal lands

  • Snell & Wilmer
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  • USA
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  • December 7 2012

New regulations enacted by the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) applicable to tribal leases will have far reaching impacts on businesses, particularly renewable energy projects, utilizing tribal lands

2011-2012 Massachusetts legislative session

  • Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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  • USA
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  • October 4 2012

The formal legislative session for 2011-2012 concluded on July 31st

British Columbia Court of Appeal recognizes Tsilhqot'in Nation's aboriginal rights short of title

  • Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
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  • Canada
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  • August 29 2012

In response to British Columbia’s approval of a private company’s plan to commence logging in an area in the interior of the province in 1989, members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation (the “Tsilhqot’in”) initiated an action seeking the recognition of certain Aboriginal rights, a declaration of title over their traditional territory (the “Claim Area”) and damages for unjustifiable infringements of rights by the Crown

Parts of PA Act 13 ruled unconstitutional

  • Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
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  • USA
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  • August 1 2012

The Philadelphia Inquirer is reporting that "major provisions of Pennsylvania's controversial law governing the oil and natural-gas industry were ruled unconstitutional Thursday, allowing communities to keep drilling away from homes, schools, and parks"