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On December 18, 2008, Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) Justices Abella, Binnie and Deschamps granted to MiningWatch Canada (an environmental advocacy group) leave to appeal a decision of the Federal Court of Appeal.

Effective January 27, 2012, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has adopted new rules outlining how publicly traded mining companies must disclose in their quarterly and annual reports the mine safety information required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission provided guidance after the ruling in National Association of Manufacturers, et al. v. SEC, et al.

Last year, the Ontario Court of Appeal heard the appeal from the motion for summary judgment that the Ecuadorian plaintiffs could not pierce the corporate veil.

The Supreme Court of Canada recognized for the first time a First Nation’s aboriginal title over an area outside a reserve in Tsilhqot’in Nation vs. British Columbia.

In this case, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice considered when an issue becomes moot such that it need not be heard.

Spurred by Canada’s commitment to reduce carbon emissions under the Copenhagen Accord and the Cancun Agreements, Alberta is leading the way in carbon capture and storage (CCS) regulation.

Late last week, the Government of Canada released a proposed methodology for estimating upstream GHG emissions from proposed oil and gas projects undergoing federal environmental assessment.

There are currently 229 sites designated natural and mixed natural/cultural world heritage sites.

Normally reserved for major league baseball players as they enter the game to take the plate or the mound, lawyers are rarely introduced with walk-up songs.

Erin O’Toole launched consultations to review the Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy for the Extractive Sector.

Blakes regularly assists various mining clients on transactions involving many mineral and land tenures.

The Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment, signed on November 16, 2001, in Cape Town (the "Cape Town Convention") establishes an international regime for the creation...

The 2012 federal budget reduced the scope of certain investment tax credits, which are dollar-for-dollar reductions in taxes payable provided for making qualified expenditures.

The Canadian federal government announced two new tax measures to support the Canadian mining industry on March 1, 2015.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) this month unveiled proposed rules intended to modernize the disclosure requirements for SEC-registered companies engaged in mining activities.

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