Spills are good for lawyers
Spills always seem to be good for lawyers, if not for the environment. Β More than 300 lawsuits have been filed against BP relating to the Gulf oil spill, in addition to the Gulf Coast Claims Facility that is handing out emergency money from the $20 billion set aside by BP. But lower profile spills also...
Continue reading the post titled Spills are good for lawyersTreaty on Mercury?
A global agreement to restrict the use of mercury may finally be on the way. The UNβs first intergovernmental Mercury Conference took place in Stockholm this month; the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) has released a summary of the negotiations.
Continue reading the post titled Treaty on Mercury?First, do no harm: controlled burns and sea turtles
A coalition of animal protection and conservation groups filed a lawsuit on June 30 to stop BP from conducting βcontrolled burnsβ of spilled oil in the Gulf of Mexico. They allege that protected and endangered sea turtles were being incinerated alive.,
Continue reading the post titled First, do no harm: controlled burns and sea turtlesQuebec Ontario Agreement on GHG
Cooperation on GHG emissions? Uh-uh — Feds’ knickers in a knot over pact between Ontario and Quebec Ontario and QuΓ©bec signed a memorandum of understanding on climate change during Canadian Environment Week, on June 2. Premiers McGuinty and Charest propose that an inter-provincial carbon-trading system be established “as early as” January 1, 2010. They plan...
Continue reading the post titled Quebec Ontario Agreement on GHGWhy is fairness irrelevant?
Innocent parties forced to pay unfair environmental costs should seek compensation in the civil courts, and should not expect any help from the ERT.
Continue reading the post titled Why is fairness irrelevant?Are we there yet? Solidifying the U.S. β E.U. privacy landscape with President Bidenβs new Executive Order
On October 7, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order (βE.O.β) on Enhancing Safeguards for United States Signals Intelligence Activities. Businesses might be wondering: What, if anything, does this mean for me? Quite simply, if your business transfers personal information from one country or state / province to another country or state / province, you...
Continue reading the post titled Are we there yet? Solidifying the U.S. β E.U. privacy landscape with President Bidenβs new Executive OrderBreach of Environmental Order Lands Director in Jail
The company was ordered to pay restitution, plus a $120,000 fine. It didn't pay...The officer/director was personally fined $5,000 and sentenced to five days in jail.
Continue reading the post titled Breach of Environmental Order Lands Director in JailDependant support claims: the basics
The ability to choose who you want to include in your Will and what you want that person to receiveβcommonly referred to as βtestamentary freedomββ is a deeply entrenched common-law principle. In the case ofΒ Canada Trust Co. v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission)Β (1990),Β 1990 CanLII 6849, the Court of Appeal for Ontario noted that βthe freedom of...
Continue reading the post titled Dependant support claims: the basicsBig changes on the way for child relocation/mobility cases
In September 2020, the Ontario government introduced Bill 207 β the Moving Ontario Family Law Forward Act, 2020. If passed (as expected), this Bill will amend Ontarioβs Childrenβs Law Reform Act (βCLRAβ) and other Acts respecting various family law matters. The proposed amendments are largely meant to bring Ontario legislation in line with the amended...
Continue reading the post titled Big changes on the way for child relocation/mobility casesFarmer goes to jail
John Boonstra, a cattle farmer in Smithers, British Columbia, was sentenced on October 11, 2011, to three days jail time, one day for each charge under section 79.6 of theΒ Fisheries Act.
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