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Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Protection de l’environnement : le gouvernement du Québec veut légaliser l’expropriation déguisée

L’Assemblée nationale a adopté, le 8 décembre dernier, des dispositions qui impacteront de manière draconienne les propriétaires dépossédés de leur terrain par un règlement municipal. Atteinte justifiée au droit de...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Major Expropriation Reform on the Horizon in Québec

On May 25, 2023, the Québec government tabled a bill to replace the current Expropriation Act. Like the current law, the bill will apply to expropriations initiated by both the provincial and municipal governments. The bill...more

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The Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies the Law on Constructive Takings

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On October 21, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") released its decision in Annapolis Group Inc. v Halifax Regional Municipality, 2022 SCC 36 (“Annapolis”), affirming and clarifying the test for constructive taking,...more

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Supreme Court of Canada Clarifies Law In de facto Expropriation Cases

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Government Advantage and Reasonable Land Use - A majority of the Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) recently clarified that any public “advantage” that government obtains through land regulations that deprives a property owner...more

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Supreme Court of Justice withdraws mining concessions for lack of community consultations

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On 16 February 2022, the First Chamber of the Supreme Court of Justice ("SCJ") ruled in favor of the Ejidal Commissariat and the Nahua Indigenous Community of Tecoltemi, ordering the withdrawal of two mining concessions from...more

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Under Helms-Burton Act, Entities With Business Ties to Cuba Now at Risk of Lawsuits

In April 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government would allow a private right of action, created by Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (also known as...more

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Trump Administration Allows Lawsuits Against Persons Who Have Used Assets Confiscated by the Cuban Government, Imposes More...

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On April 17, 2019, the Trump Administration announced that it would now allow plaintiffs to file U.S. federal court cases against individuals and companies that use private property expropriated by the Cuban government after...more

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New NAFTA Creates Opportunities for North American Businesses

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The United States, Canada, and Mexico have reached an agreement to update the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) after more than a year of negotiations. Rebranded as the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, the...more

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The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Significantly Curtails Foreign Investment Protection

On September 30, 2018, the United States, Mexico and Canada announced they had reached an agreement to revamp the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), which now will be known as the United...more

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Expropriation in Calgary: The Southeast LRT is Coming

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The City of Calgary has identified portions or all of several dozen residential and commercial properties it may need to expropriate along the planned route of the Green Line Southeast LRT. Councillors debated the potential...more

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