Case Law
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. Ms. Acheson and Mr. DeWolfe’s property bordered a body of water called the Marshall Flowage. To prevent flooding on their property, they constructed an infill and a rock wall to create a barrier be ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). Ms. Allen applied for summary judgment and requested the Court to stop the Town of Conception Bay South from enforcing a land-use regulation that, according to her, c ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The Bay of Fundy Inshore Fisherman’s Association (“BFIFA”) brought a motion for an interim stay pending judicial review. In 2009, Nova Scotia’s Department of Environment approved the Fundy Tidal En ...
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This case was heard in the New Brunswick Court of Queen's Bench (Trial Division). The plaintiffs in this case were a group of fishermen who alleged that the City of Miramichi was responsible for altering the water quality on the Miramichi River and distu ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. In 2001, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries approved an application by Aquafish Technology Inc. to develop a fish farm in Northwest Cove. Provisions in Nova Scotia’s Fisheries and ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydro-electric project was unlawful, as the Province of Newfo ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydro-electric project was unlawful, as the Province of Newfou ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydro-electric project was unlawful, as the Province of Newfou ...
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This application for leave to appeal was considered by the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydro-electric project was un ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydro-electric project was unlawful, as the Province of Newfo ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Trial Division). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydroelectric project was unlawful, as the Province of Newfoun ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador (Court of Appeal). Mr. Cabana initiated legal proceedings on the grounds that the development of the Lower Churchill River hydroelectric project was unlawful, as the Province of Newfou ...
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This case was heard in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. During a field exercise, a Canadian Armed Forces squadron caused a harmful alteration to a fish habitat in Wash Brook, Cape Breton County. In doing so, it violated s. 35(1) of the federal Fisheries ...
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This case was heard in the Federal Court of Canada. In 1970, a tank barge owned by J.D. Irving, Limited (“Irving”) sank near the Magdalen Islands. Over the next twenty-six years, the federal Crown monitored the situation and occasionally took minor preve ...
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This case was heard in the Federal Court of Canada. Voisey’s Bay Nickel Company Ltd. (“VBNC”) proposed to develop a mine/mill operation at Voisey’s Bay in Labrador and a smelter/refinery operation at Argentia in Newfoundland. Because the proposals trigge ...
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This application for leave to appeal was considered by the Supreme Court of Canada. The Lynches claimed that their property had been constructively expropriated by the City of St. John’s. The City wished to preserve the land in its natural state so as to ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The Corkums were property owners with land on the south side of Glace Bay Harbour. Between 1987 and 1989, the Nashes, along with another party, engaged in construction activities to improve the wha ...
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This case was heard in the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia. The Corkums were property owners with land on the south side of Glace Bay Harbour. Between 1987 and 1989, the Nashes, along with another party, engaged in construction activities to improve the wha ...
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This case was heard in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. The Corkums were property owners with land on the south side of Glace Bay Harbour. Between 1987 and 1989, the Nashes, along with another party, engaged in construction activities to improve the whar ...
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This case was heard in the New Brunswick Court of Appeal. Effluent from a fish processing plant washed up on Ms. Blanchard’s shoreline and caused several problems that interfered with her use and enjoyment of her property. She sued two individuals who we ...