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Aboriginal law 2025 FC 1986

Lummi Nation v. Canada (Attorney General)

The Federal Court dismissed Lummi Nation’s judicial review, holding Canada owed a duty to consult but met it through a reasonable, meaningful process before Cabinet approved the project.

  • Duty to consult and accommodate
  • Section 35 interpretation
  • Desautel implications
  • Transboundary indigenous rights
  • Adequacy of consultation process
  • Duty-to-consult
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Administrative law 2020 FC 970

GCT Canada Limited Partnership v. Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

The Federal Court dismissed GCT’s motion to cross-examine a VFPA official out of court under Rule 316, holding the rule permits in-court testimony only.

  • Judicial review
  • Bias and procedural fairness
  • Record disclosure (rule 317/318)
  • Leave to cross-examine (rule 316)
  • Out-of-court testimony
  • Case management
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Indigenous law 2019 BCSC 2264

Coastal GasLink Pipeline Ltd. v. Huson

The court dismissed a motion to vacate an interim injunction, struck inadmissible affidavit material, and granted an interlocutory injunction and enforcement provisions against road blockades.

  • Interlocutory injunction
  • Self-help/blockade
  • Aboriginal title and consultation
  • Forest service road use regulation
  • Criminal obstruction and mischief
  • Admissibility of affidavit and expert evidence
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Conflict of interest 2019 FC 1147

GCT Canada Limited Partnership v. Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Motion to disqualify Lawson Lundell LLP for conflict of interest was granted for the judicial review applications, but refused for the CEAA Review Panel proceedings.

  • Lawyer disqualification
  • Solicitor-client privilege
  • Confidentiality and information barriers
  • Timing of conflict checks
  • Administrative tribunal procedure
  • Lawyer-disqualification
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Municipal law 2018 YKCA 11

H. Coyne & Sons Ltd. v. Whitehorse (City)

The Yukon Court of Appeal dismissed Coyne’s appeal, holding the City could use zoning bylaws to prohibit mining uses and that the OCP did not invalidate those bylaws.

  • Zoning
  • Official community plan
  • Ancillary surface access rights
  • Declaratory relief
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Limitation period
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