Understanding Corporations
In Canada, there are many forms of business structures, including corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships. As businesses commence operations, or grow and evolve, owners and managers need to determine which structure is appropriate. For those who are considering starting a busines…
View the post titled Understanding CorporationsFirst “climate refugee” case going to appeal in New Zealand
On 1st May, 2014, the New Zealand Court of Appeal will hear Ioane Teitiota’s claim to become the world’s first climate refugee. Mr. Teitota is from a remote atoll in the Pacific nation of Kiribati, one of the lowest-lying nations on Earth. He is trying to convince New Zealand jud…
View the post titled First “climate refugee” case going to appeal in New ZealandCourt of Appeal stays Ostrander wind approval pending appeal to protect turtles
The Ontario Court of Appeal has stayed the Ostrander Point wind approval pending an appeal by the Prince Edward County Field Naturalists.
View the post titled Court of Appeal stays Ostrander wind approval pending appeal to protect turtlesClimate change: yes, it's getting worse fast and it matters
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has issued its Summary for Policy Makers. Based on thousands of scientific studies since 2005 into the growing impacts of climate change, it concludes that key dangerous changes are already underway around the world, and will hurt the poor the mo…
View the post titled Climate change: yes, it's getting worse fast and it mattersAnother small step for environmental research at the Experimental Lakes Area
The long, painful process of rescuing the irreplaceable Experimental Lakes Area of fresh water environmental research has taken another small but essential step. The Ministry of the Environment has made the decision to proceed with proposed regulations under the Environmental Protection Act…
View the post titled Another small step for environmental research at the Experimental Lakes AreaBlue Box funding arbitration pleadings
As promised yesterday, here are the Ontario Blue Box funding arbitration pleadings, that is, the position and opening explanation of each side. The arbitration will decide how much stewards (brand owners) must pay to municipalities for the cost of running Blue Box programs in 2014, under th…
View the post titled Blue Box funding arbitration pleadingsThe risks of gambling with contaminated sites
A new case from the Ontario Superior Court provides another example of the risks associated with purchasing contaminated sites. In a failed real estate transaction, the potential purchasers were left with substantial costs but did not own the properties they had intended to buy. In 1828445 O…
View the post titled The risks of gambling with contaminated sitesBlue Box arbitration update
Intense work is underway preparing for the highly anticipated Blue Box arbitration. The arbitration will decide the multi-million dollar amount that stewards must pay to municipalities for the 2014 Stewards’ Obligation under s. 25(5) of the Waste Diversion Act, 2002. This is the first …
View the post titled Blue Box arbitration updateSupreme Court considers Chevron leave to appeal; fraudulent Ecuador judgment re pollution
Donziger and his team "wrote the [Ecuadorian] court's Judgment themselves and promised $500,000 to the Ecuadorian judge to rule in their favor and sign their judgment."
View the post titled Supreme Court considers Chevron leave to appeal; fraudulent Ecuador judgment re pollutionThings we wish judges knew about environmental offences by directors
Dianne Saxe had a precious opportunity to tell judges what we wish they knew about environmental offences by directors and and officers, particularly in relation to sentencing. Our bottom lines: Fairness, Good Science, and the real differences between Foresight and Hindsight. It is rarely co…
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