PrĂ©cis: The definition of “navigable water” in the Canadian Navigable Waters Act has replaced the common law test of navigability that the waterway must be part of an aqueous highway.
Full SummaryFulford v. Harbour Authority of Placentia Area (Placentia Area Harbour Authority), 2019 NLSC 99
Précis: The Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador dismissed an application for moorage and access to the defendant wharf.
Full SummarySteveston Harbour Authority v. Medanic Fisheries Ltd., 2019 BCSC 304
PrĂ©cis: The B.C. Supreme Court found the defendant ships were trespassing and causing a nuisance and ordered for their removal from the plaintiff’s property.
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