Courts get tougher on partisan experts
The court refused to accept him as an expert. There was no doubt that he had genuine accounting expertise, but he lacked the critical element of impartiality.
View the post titled Courts get tougher on partisan expertsMunicipalities recovering spill costs
In 2005, the Environmental Protection Act was amended to allow municipalities a new mechanism to recover the costs of cleaning up spills. s.100.1 allows municipalities to cleanup spills caused by private parties, and to issue orders to recover the costs. This has also allowed the MOE to down…
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How did the Green Energy Act amendments respond to the recommendations of the Ontario Bar Association? Details enclosed.
View the post titled Green Energy Act AmendmentsWe are pleased to announce that Siskinds has four lawyers named among the 50 leading lawyers by LawDay in the practice area of Class Action-Plaintiff.
The Cardiac Care at London Health Sciences Centre is the beneficiary of this event being held Thursday May 7, 2009.
View the post titled We are pleased to announce that Siskinds has four lawyers named among the 50 leading lawyers by LawDay in the practice area of Class Action-Plaintiff.First carbon capture law
The coal mining state of Montana has adopted North America's first law on carbon capture and storage.
View the post titled First carbon capture lawApproval process a "vortex of misery"
Debly sued the Ministry of the Environment for $2,322,907.91, for regulatory negligence, negligent investigation, and misrepresentation.
Anyone who has languished in "Approvals hell" may feel a glimmer of sympathy for the Debly family.
Conservation easement upheld
Gottsegen bought waterfront property, subject to a conservation easement to protect a 3 m wooded area at the water's edge. The easement had a built-in penalty for breach, of $100 per day. Gottsegen cut many of the trees and built a retaining wall; the neighbourhood Association sued.
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Should the Condominium Act be amended to encourage developers to include green energy and energy conservation in condominium projects? This was the subject of a fascinating and passionate exchange between members of the Ontario Bar Association’s Real Property Section, which some of you…
View the post titled Green energy and condominiumsEnvironmental criminals go to jail in Ontario
Ontario does send some environmental criminals to jail. Usually, they go there for breaching court orders, often to clean up contamination that they caused. A recent case is no exception. AAA Auto Parts Mechanics and Wrecking dumped 28,000 tires on a friend’s property. Despite repeated…
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