Best Lawyers in Canada โ Congratulations
Dear Dianne Saxe: Congratulations on having been selected by your peers for inclusion in the 2011 edition ofย The Best Lawyers in Canadaยฎ in the practice area of Environmental Law. For over a quarter of a century,ย Best Lawyersยฎ has been regarded โ by both the profession and the public โ as the definitive guide to legal...
Continue reading the post titled Best Lawyers in Canada โ CongratulationsWhat do we owe our neighbours?
Property owners must not worsen problems faced by their neighbours. In Donley Investments Ltd. v. Canril Corp., Canril owned a vacant commercial property at 90 George Street in Ottawa, one inch west of the Donley building. The Donley basement began flooding in February 2003, after a broken City water main flooded the Canril building. No...
Continue reading the post titled What do we owe our neighbours?Eco fee reset
Ontario takes a second stab at funding household hazardous waste collection.
Continue reading the post titled Eco fee resetThinking about the Occupy question
I agree that municipalities should be permitted to enforce their “no camping” bylaws in city parks. But I also agree with the Occupiers that undue social inequalities are harmful, for the environment and for society as a whole. Richard Wilkinson has done some excellent research on the social effects of inequality.
Continue reading the post titled Thinking about the Occupy questionWorld's Leading Women in Business Law
Another honour, thank you so much to those who recommend us: Dear Ms. Saxe, I take great pleasure in congratulating you on your selection into the inaugural edition of theย Guide to the Worldโs Leading Women in Business Law–ย the first-ever guide dedicated to the worldโs leading female practitioners.ย This unique publication provides expert guidance to the...
Continue reading the post titled World's Leading Women in Business LawDistinguished Service Award
Dianne thanks everyone who came out to see her receive the Ontario Bar Association Distinguished Service Award last night. Jon Clancy’s photos are posted at http://www.oba.org. Also, now that I am emerging from the first three weeks of my eight week trial in Ottawa, I will start catching up on other things. Trial work is...
Continue reading the post titled Distinguished Service AwardNew cars: greenhouse gas limits and ethanol
Canada will control greenhouse gases, although only when the US does. Last week, Canada and the US jointly announced stricter limits on GHG emissions from new cars (light-duty vehicles). This is the first-ever federal regulation to directly control GHG emissions across Canada. Our federal government also announced proposed regulations to require an average renewable fuel...
Continue reading the post titled New cars: greenhouse gas limits and ethanolEnvironmental Lawyer of the year: Best Lawyers
Dear Dianne Saxe, Please accept our congratulations on being named the Best Lawyersโ 2011 Toronto Environmental Lawyer of the Year.
Continue reading the post titled Environmental Lawyer of the year: Best LawyersWhy do new fuel tanks leak?
New fuel tanks leak because our safety standards are too lax, according to the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. In Muskoka Fuels v Hassan Steel Fabricators, the plaintiff petroleum distributor purchased a fuel tank manufactured by Hassan. ย Diesel oil leaked from the tank into a bog less than 5 months after installation. ย ย The tank had...
Continue reading the post titled Why do new fuel tanks leak?Expert witnesses: preparation
How do lawyers use Expert Witnesses in Environmental Litigation? Here’s an outlineย from one of Dianne’s seminars:
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