The Paris Agreement: Winds of Change January 21, 2016 Lana Finney and Simon Hurdon The authors discuss the Paris Agreement signed by 196 nations on December 12, 2015, next steps and what's already being done in Canada.
Historic Global Climate Agreement is Reached January 05, 2016 Laura Zizzo Laura summarizes the Paris Agreement to decarbonize the economy, work collectively to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions and limit global temperature increases that was adopted by 195 nations on December 12, 2015 at COP 21.
United Nations Climate Summit, Paris COP 21: Welcoming pragmatic action and a conversation November 30, 2015 Laura Zizzo Laura Zizzo, a trained lawyer and strategic advisor focusing on climate risk management at Zizzo Strategy Inc., reports on the Untied Nations Climate Summit.
Applications for Environmental Law: Exploring The New Duty of Good Faith in Contract Performance November 30, 2015 Michael S. Hebert, Jessica K. McClay The authors briefly review the recognition of good faith performance obligations and the recent Bhasin v. Hrynew decision and go on to discuss the applications for this duty in litigation and environmental law contexts.
2014/2015 ECO Report released on November 3, 2015 November 17, 2015 Sarah Robicheau Sarah provides an overview of three of the many interesting topics covered by the Environmental Commissioner of Ontario ("ECO") in her Annual Report for 2014/2015, which was released on November 3, 2015.
Lawyer Not Liable for Buyer's Contaminated Plaza June 08, 2015 Dianne Saxe Disappointed purchaser of a contaminated plaza loses multimillion dollar claim against the vendors and his own lawyer.
Ontario’s GHG Emissions Cap and Trade System – Program Announced with Details to Follow May 22, 2015 Aaron Atcheson Within the next 5 years, a live GHG cap and trade system will be a reality in Ontario.
Experts Testifying - Participants vs Litigation Experts April 30, 2015 Tamara Farber The Court of Appeal has recently discussed the drafting of expert reports and the nature of expert testimony (Westerhof v Gee, 2015 ONCA 206 (CanLII)).
Steadman v. Lambton County: Will Environmental Nuisance Claims Carry On Regardless of Smith v. Inco? April 09, 2015 Michael S. Hebert and Jessica K. McClay A recent nuisance case, Steadman v. Lambton County is the latest chapter in the story of nuisance as an environmental tort.
Damages in Environmental Claims: Regulatory, Technical and Evidentiary Considerations April 08, 2015 Barry Weintraub, Rueter Scargall Bennett LLP Paper originally presented for Ontario Bar Association Annual Institute “Managing New Environmental Quagmires – Perspectives from the Litigation, Regulatory and Transactional Context” - February 4, 2015