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Court Finds Indigenous Law Not a Defence to an Injunction to Restrain Protests

On December 31, 2019, the British Columbia Supreme Court confirmed that interlocutory injunctions, which can include police enforcement clauses, are an available remedy to restrain protesters from blockading pipeline projects...more

3/12/2020 / British Columbia Supreme Court , Energy Projects , Environmental Assessments , First Nations , Injunctions , Interlocutory Orders , Irreparable Harm , Oil & Gas , Pipelines

Federal Court of Appeal Dismisses Challenge to GIC Approval of Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project

Canada's duty to consult with Indigenous peoples does not guarantee outcomes, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA or Court) confirmed in Coldwater First Nation v Canada (Attorney General), 2020 FCA 34 [Coldwater]....more

2/8/2020 / Aboriginal Issues , Canada , Consultation , Duty To Consult , Energy Projects , First Nations , Judicial Review , Pipelines , Standard of Review , Supreme Court of Canada

Logging Company Awarded $1.75 million for B.C. Government's Failure to Consult

A recent decision of the B.C. Supreme Court suggests that recovering economic losses caused by blockades or activities that interfere with commercial activities will not be straightforward....more

1/14/2014 / Breach of Contract , Canada , First Nations , Logging , Loss in Economic Value , Native American Issues , Natural Resources , Timber , Tortious Interference

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