Ship Source Oil Pollution Fund v. British Columbia (Finance), 2012 FC 725
Précis: The admiralty jurisdiction of the Federal Court was held to include jurisdiction in actions against a provincial crown. (This is probably no longer good law. See the "Comment" in the summary.
Full SummaryIverson v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), 2011 BCSC 1619
Eidsvik v. Canada (Minister of Fisheries and Oceans), 2011 FC 940
Daley v. Coady, 2011 NLTD 22
Knowles Estate v. Knowles, 2011 NBCA 63
McMillan v. Johnson (Estate), 2011 BCCA 48
Kwicksutaineuk/Ah-kwa-Mish Fisrst Nation v. British Columbia (Minister of Agriculture & Lands), 2011 BCCA 294
Radil Bros. Fishing Co. v. Canada, 1998 CanLII 8703
This case involved a dispute over the entitlement to ground fish quota which was lost when a ground fish licence with a history of large landings was "swapped" with a licence from another vessel (with smaller landings) in order to facilitate the purchase of a salmon licence. In dismissing an application by the Defendant for summary judgement on the basis …
Full SummaryR v. Ulybel Enterprises Ltd., 2001 SCC 56
This case involved a Canadian registered ship which was given a provisional registration in Panama without first obtaining a deletion certificate from the Canadian Registrar of Ships. It then fished in the NAFO fishing zone without a licence, which it could do legally if it was a foreign ship, but not as a Canadian ship. Pending the trial, the ship …
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