Key developments in environmental law

2024 edition

• Chapter 1 Canada's Impact Assessment Act: constitutional at last?
• Chapter 2 Regulatory certainty in the environmental assessment process can be preserved before a defined project design is identified - the examples of the DNNP
• Chapter 3 Forevermore: the increasing regulation of and expanding liabilities for PFAS in Canada
• Chapter 4 Quebec environmental law updates
• Chapter 5 Hedging an uncertain climate future: the role of contracts for differences in the push for innovative low-carbon technologies
• Chapter 6 Article submission from Blakes - Sept. 4/24
• Chapter 7 Climate change and human rights: the 2024 landmark Swiss KlimaSeniorinnen (Women for Climate Protection) ruling of the European Court of Human Rights
• Chapter 8 Officer and director liability for environmental offences may not require proof of knowledge of the underlying infraction: R v Mossman, 2024 BCSC 443
• Chapter 9 Shutting the open door: BC Court of Appeal overturns contractor's claim for cost recovery under the Environmental Management Act