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Hydro-Québec v. Matta, 2020 SCC 37

Link to Decision SummarizedTransmission Lines - Right of Way Agreements - Servitudes This decision involved a dispute regarding the applicability of servitude agreements entered into during the 1970s for the routing of a transmission line. The Supreme Court of Canada...

Dorin v EPCOR Distribution and Transmission Inc., 2020 ABCA 391

Link to Decision SummarizedAUC Jurisdiction In this decision, both a Majority (Crighton, J.A. and Pentelechuk J.A) and Minority (O’Farrall J.A.) of the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal from Mark Dorin (the “Appellant”) on a question of law and/or...

Nonroutine Commingled Abandonment, AER Bulletin 2020-20

Link to Bulletin SummarizedBulletin - Abandonment In this Bulletin the AER discussed nonroutine commingled abandonment. Any abandonment activity that varies from the requirements given in Directive 020: Well Abandonment, is considered “nonroutine” and must be approved...

Fort McKay First Nation v. Prosper Petroleum Ltd., 2020 ABCA 163

Link to Decision SummarizedBitumen Recovery Project - Crown Consultation - Honour of the Crown In this decision, the Alberta Court of Appeal (“ABCA”) considered an appeal from the Fort McKay First Nation (“FMFN”) of the AER’s approval of an application by Prosper...