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Canada: No Duty to Consult Triggered by Omnibus Changes to Environmental Laws

October 30, 2017

In Canada (Governor General In Council) v. Courtoreille, 2016 FCA 311, the Federal Court of Appeal found that the federal government did not owe a duty to consult when it developed and implemented changes to environmental legislation through two omnibus bills ...

Corporate Parent Liability: Litigation Risks for Resource Companies

October 24, 2017

Traditionally, parent companies have been considered legally distinct entities and thus immune from the actions of their subsidiaries, a concept described as the “corporate veil”. This position is now being challenged ...

INDONESIA: The risk of government force majeure under PPA

October 13, 2017

The electricity industry is known to be a complicated but important industry, where external factors that are beyond the control of the parties involved can cause problems to the progress and/or cost of the projects.

Latest legal developments in the upcoming China crude oil futures — Analysis from an offshore perspective

October 11, 2017

The medium sour crude oil contract, soon launching on the Shanghai International Energy Exchange, will be the first Chinese commodity futures contract accessible to foreign investors ...

Canada: Donald Trump, Paris and the Climate Policy Two-Step

August 1, 2017

Will the U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement fundamentally alter Canada's course?

Canada: No Duty to Consult Triggered by Omnibus Changes to Environmental Laws

Corporate Parent Liability: Litigation Risks for Resource Companies

INDONESIA: The risk of government force majeure under PPA

Latest legal developments in the upcoming China crude oil futures — Analysis from an offshore perspective

Canada: Donald Trump, Paris and the Climate Policy Two­-Step

Canada: Donald Trump, Paris and the Climate Policy Two-Step