Meadows Law is back, refreshed, and recharged after our strategic retreat in Canmore that also celebrated the firm’s fifth anniversary.
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I attended the 2018 Alberta Sustainable Building symposium as an exhibitor on behalf of Meadows Law, the law firm I work for that specializes in, among other areas, environmental law. While the focus of my attendance was educational, what really surprised me in discussions with other participants was that – aside from “who are you?” and “what do you do?” – the question most asked of me was “how can an environmental lawyer actually help me?” So, recognizing that each client’s needs will be a bit different, here are some thoughts about how I think environmental lawyers can generally be useful to the participants in the green building industry.
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Mary Marshall and Teresa Meadows recently spoke in Edmonton at the University of Alberta’s 2018 Access and Privacy Conference #UAAlbertaAP18 and posed the following question:
In the era of social media (such as #MeToo, #TimesUp), is it time to revisit third party records disclosure laws in sexual assault cases that haven’t had a refresh since the SCC’s 1999 case, R. v. Mills, [1999] S.C.R. 668?
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On January 4, 2018, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a new directive on the subject of “Border Search of Electronic Devices” (“the Directive”). The Directive sets out a new policy about the extent to which U.S. CBP agents are authorized to inspect the electronic devices (e.g. laptops, tablets, smartphones, etc.) of travellers crossing the U.S. border.
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The Clyde River decision is important for two reasons. Firstly, it confirms that the Crown can rely on the regulatory and decision-making processes of a regulator (such as the National Energy Board) to satisfy the Crown’s duty to consult with Aboriginal/Indigenous groups, including in cases where the Crown itself is not involved in the regulatory process.
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An indispensable text for those involved in the field of climate change law. A joint winner of the 2011 Walter Owen Book Prize, the text is the first resource of its kind to provide a thorough analysis of the intricate and evolving range of domestic laws, international laws and initiatives addressing climate change in Canada.
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Whether acting for a regulatory body, individual, corporation, municipality or indigenous group involved in environmental regulatory processes, our goal remains ensuring that all participants have the means to participate fully and fairly.
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We have acted as outside counsel and consultants to support regulators in the development and implementation of laws and policy in the areas of environmental law, aboriginal law and administrative law.
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We put our skills as legal educators and collaborative practitioners to work by providing continuing education, training and capacity building services.
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