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Securing the Infrastructure, Straining the Constitution? Bill C-8’s Cybersecurity Overhaul

By: Dav More and Tulika Bali Matter Commented On: Bill C-8, An Act respecting cyber security (1st Sess, 45th Parl, 2025) PDF Version: Securing the Infrastructure, Straining the Constitution? Bill C-8’s Cybersecurity Overhaul Cyberattacks targeting vital infrastructure have intensified globally. Recent high-profile incidents in the United States and Europe prompted national governments to tighten regulation […] The post Securing the Infrastructure, Straining the Constitution? Bill C-8’s Cybersecurity Overhaul first appeared on ABLawg.

Bill C-2 and the Return of Warrantless Access: Same Fight, New Wrapper

By: Dav More & Tulika Bali Matter Commented On: Bill C-2, An Act respecting certain measures relating to the security of the border between Canada and the United States and respecting other related security measures (1st Sess, 45th Parl, 2025) PDF Version: Bill C-2 and the Return of Warrantless Access: Same Fight, New Wrapper Bill […] The post Bill C-2 and the Return of Warrantless Access: Same Fight, New Wrapper first appeared on ABLawg.

Charter Sections 15 and 25: The Majority Judgment in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and its Application in the Federal Court

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton, Robert Hamilton, and Jennifer Koshan Cases Commented On: Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2024 SCC 10 (CanLII); Houle v Swan River First Nation, 2025 FC 267 (CanLII); Donald-Potskin v Sawridge First Nation, 2025 FC 648 (CanLII); Cunningham v Sucker Creek First Nation 150A, 2025 FC 1174 (CanLII) PDF Version: Charter […] The post Charter Sections 15 and 25: The Majority Judgment in Dickson v Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation and its Application in the Federal Court first appeared on ABLawg.

Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE AG: Corporate Climate Liability Through the Lens of the Polluter Pays Principle

By: Flavia Vieira de Castro Case Commented On: Luciano Lliuya v RWE AG (2025) Hamm Higher Regional Court, 5 U 15/17 OLG Hamm / Case No. 2 O 285/15 Essen Regional Court (see here for an unofficial translation of the decision) PDF Version: Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE AG: Corporate Climate Liability Through the Lens of […] The post Luciano Lliuya vs. RWE AG: Corporate Climate Liability Through the Lens of the Polluter Pays Principle first appeared on ABLawg.

The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025: The Sequoia Settlement Hits the Orphan Inventory

By: Drew Yewchuk Matter Commented On: Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025 PDF Version: The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025: The Sequoia Settlement Hits the Orphan Inventory On July 15, 2025 the Orphan Well Association (OWA) released their Annual Report for 2024/2025. OWA annual reports provide insight into Alberta’s orphan oil and gas site […] The post The Orphan Well Association Annual Report 2024/2025: The Sequoia Settlement Hits the Orphan Inventory first appeared on ABLawg.

Canada’s Internationally Wrongful Climate Acts

By: Adebayo Majekolagbe Decision Commented On: Obligations of States in Respect of Climate Change, Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice (2025) PDF Version: Canada’s Internationally Wrongful Climate Acts Over the past decade, litigants—mainly young people—have petitioned domestic courts worldwide to assess if governments are doing enough to combat climate change. Courts in Europe, […] The post Canada’s Internationally Wrongful Climate Acts first appeared on ABLawg.