Energy lawyers are frequently met with challenging legal issues within a rapidly changing regulatory and legal environment. It is essential to stay up to date on the latest caselaw from courts across Canada, and this article...more
2/3/2025
/ Arbitration ,
Bankruptcy Court ,
Canada ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
First Nations ,
Insolvency ,
Oil & Gas ,
Sustainability
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic continued to impact the Canadian economy, commercial activity, and the legal system in general. Courts, tribunals, legislatures, law firms, corporations, and workers all learned to...more
12/15/2022
/ Canada ,
Climate Change ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Projects ,
Environmental Policies ,
First Nations ,
Infrastructure ,
Mining ,
Natural Resources ,
Oil & Gas ,
Urban Planning & Development
On November 10, 2022, the Supreme Court of Canada (the "SCC") released its long-awaited decision in Peace River Hydro Partners v Petrowest Corp., 2022 SCC 41 (“Peace River”), which addresses the interaction between insolvency...more
A recent appellate decision from Alberta, Manitok Energy Inc. (Re), marks another chapter in the developing caselaw surrounding environmental obligations in insolvency proceedings. In the decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal...more
4/29/2022
/ Abandonment ,
Appeals ,
Asset Management ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Insolvency ,
Lien Priority ,
Liens ,
Oil & Gas ,
Perfected Security Interest ,
Reclamation ,
Regulatory Requirements