Author Archives: Nigel Bankes

About Nigel Bankes

Nigel Bankes is emeritus professor of law at the University of Calgary. Prior to his retirement in June 2021 Nigel held the chair in natural resources law in the Faculty of Law.

Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration”

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Nunavut Tunngavik Incorporated v Canada (Fisheries and Oceans), 2024 FC 649 (CanLII) PDF Version: Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration” Ever since the ratification of the Nunavut Agreement … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Law, Fisheries Regulation, Statutory Interpretation | Comments Off on Two Decades of Nunavut Fisheries Litigation and the Meaning of “Special Consideration”

Alberta’s Water Sharing “Agreements”

Posted on May 1, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Matter commented on: Water Sharing Agreements for the South Saskatchewan Basin, April 2024 PDF Version: Alberta’s Water Sharing “Agreements” Last month (April 19, 2024), Minister Schulz announced that what she referred to as the “largest water sharing agreements … Continue reading →

Posted in Water Law | Comments Off on Alberta’s Water Sharing “Agreements”

The Dickson Decision, UNDRIP, and the Federal UNDRIP Act

Posted on April 18, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes and Jennifer Koshan Decision Commented On: Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 (CanLII) PDF Version: The Dickson Decision, UNDRIP, and the Federal UNDRIP Act This post is part of continuing ABlawg commentary on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Aboriginal, Constitutional, Indigenous | Comments Off on The Dickson Decision, UNDRIP, and the Federal UNDRIP Act

Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review

Posted on April 10, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Shaun Fluker, Drew Yewchuk, and Nigel Bankes Case Commented On: Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8 (CanLII)  PDF Version: Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review This … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Law, Appellate Practice, Supreme Court of Canada | Comments Off on Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex: Limited Statutory Rights of Appeal and The Availability of Judicial Review

Some Quick Fixes for a Broken Market, And then the Possibility of an Enhanced Electricity Market for Alberta

Posted on March 20, 2024 by Nigel Bankes

By: Nigel Bankes Matters commented on: Market Surveillance Administrator, “Advice to support more effective competition in the electricity market: Interim action and an Enhanced Energy Market for Alberta”, (21 December 2023, released 11 March 2024) (MSA Advice); Supply Cushion Regulation, … Continue reading →

Posted in Administrative Law, Energy | Comments Off on Some Quick Fixes for a Broken Market, And then the Possibility of an Enhanced Electricity Market for Alberta