Osler and Ogilvy advisers in $7.3-billion Barrick deal
The world’s largest gold mining company, Canada’ Barrick Gold Corp.’s $7.3-billion bid for Equinox Minerals Ltd. was accepted by the Equinox board yesterday, pushing out a lower bid from China’s...
View ArticleMacleod Dixon to merge with Norton Rose
Yesterday’s rumours about the merger of Norton Rose OR and Calgary-based Macleod Dixon turned out to be spot on. The global law firm’s foothold in Canada has increased dramatically as has its reach...
View ArticleNew mining rules not fully embraced
On Nov. 1, new changes to Ontario’s Mining Act will take effect, but not everyone is on board.One mining lawyer argues the new exploration requirements will create additional financial burdens that...
View ArticleFaskens merger with Bell Dewar deepens reach into Africa’s mining and...
In a move to broaden its reach into the internationally competitive sectors of mining, energy, construction, and engineering, Fasken Martineau DuMoulin LLP announced today it has merged with Bell Dewar...
View ArticleHudBay human rights case will be heard in Canadian courts
For the first time a lawsuit against a Canadian mining company over alleged human rights abuses abroad will be heard in Canadian courts.Lawyers for the alleged victims of rape and murder at a...
View ArticleOntario appeal decision on ‘taking up land’ may influence other provinces
The Ontario Court of Appeal says the province can “take up” land for mining and forestry without conducting separate consultation with the federal government.On March 18, in Keewatin v. Ontario...
View ArticleNo federal definition of consent creates uncertainty for miners
When it comes to resource companies getting assurance they have in fact reached consent with First Nations groups to proceed with exploration, the absence of a proper definition of the word “consent”...
View ArticleWidow hopes husband’s 16-year battle with mining company finally over
The widow of geologist Michael J. Fitzgerald believes the collection proceedings currently wrapping up in the Supreme Court of British Columbia will hopefully be the end of a 16-year legal battle...
View ArticleAlberta Court of Appeal upholds decision on Redwater bankruptcy
In a landmark appeal decision released yesterday, the majority of the Alberta Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by the Alberta Energy Regulator and Orphan Well Association of the decision of the...
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