In honour of Earth Hour this Saturday, we thought we’d highlight a few environmental law materials, publicly available online through either AccessCLE or CanLII.
CPD Programs
AccessCLE
- Six-Minute Environmental Lawyer, Law Society of Ontario
- This CPD series has been running for a little over a decade, with each yearly program digitally available on AccessCLE. Access these programs by clicking the “Environmental” category under the “Browse Collections” function.
Some articles from the 2021 program include:
- “A Purchaser’s Playbook: Environmental Legal Due Diligence” (Smeijers, Gatlin)
- “Climate Change Charter Litigation Update” (Safayeni, Justin)
- “Environmental Management Policies and Programs” (Vince, Joanna & Wortsman, Lauren)
- This CPD series has been running for a little over a decade, with each yearly program digitally available on AccessCLE. Access these programs by clicking the “Environmental” category under the “Browse Collections” function.
CanLII Commentary
CanLII also retains a collection of secondary material like reports, research papers, articles, etc. on the topic of environment law. Some recent examples include:
- Brief: Liability Issues in Geothermal Resource Development (2021)
- Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments of Interest to Energy Lawyers (2021)
- Recent Judicial Decisions of Interest to Energy Lawyers (2021)
- More Than Just a Trapline: A Torts Law Approach to Protecting Indigenous Trappers’ Environmental Rights
- Regulatory and Economic Offences Newsletter
For a full list of environmental law commentary available on CanLII, click here.
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