Less than two days later, the Alberta Government made an application for an appeal and requested a stay of Justice Romaine’s decision. S1- CV12015-000025 in a case against the Attorney General of Canada involving treaty obligations, and the duty to consult and accommodate in connection with amendments to the McKenzie Valley Resources Management Act.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – In a recent decision on February 14, 2020, Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Barbara Romaine granted Prosper Petroleum Ltd.’s (Prosper) application for a mandatory interim injunction and/or an order of mandamus, directing the Provincial Cabinet (Cabinet) to make a decision on Prosper’s Rigel Oil Sands Project (Rigel) within 10 days.
The Sahtu Secretariat Incorporated in Supreme Court of the Northwest Territories Court File No. Ta’an Kwach’an First Nation in a claim against Yukon Government for breach of constitutional duties to consult and accommodate. As lead Counsel, he provided initial strategy for the proceedings and subsequently supervised the seven lawyer team prosecuting the actions.Ī strata corporation which is to the best of our knowledge one of the largest damage claims arising out of multi-residential high rise building envelope failure claim in the province. This complex construction litigation involved multiple defendants in each action. The British Columbia Housing Management Commission prosecuting claims on approximately 100 multi-residential “leaky condo” buildings involving defective building envelopes. Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation 2010 SCC 53. 535 (QL).Ĭouncil of Yukon First Nations, in a case against the Yukon Government involving the duty to consult in the context of modern treaties, Beckman v. British Columbia 2013 BCCA 262, leave to appeal to SCC sought by Attorney General of BC, refused S.C.C.A No. Sechelt Indian Band in a constitutional case involving interjurisdictional immunity, Sechelt Indian Band v. – Rigel Project (2018 ABAER 005) in a successful appeal of the AER’s approval of the oil sands project (Fort McKay First Nation v Prosper Petroleum Ltd., 2019 ABCA 14) and in the AER’s Redetermination of Proceeding 350. The inquest resulted in recommended improvements to health care for First Nation members on settlement lands.Ī First Nation in negotiating Impact Benefits Agreements with 4 major Oil Sands mining companies and related Alberta Energy Regulator applications from 2016 to 2020.įort McKay First Nation in Alberta Energy Regulator Proceeding No. Ĭouncil of Yukon First Nations, in the Yukon Coroner’s Inquest regarding the death of Cynthia Blackjack, a member of Little Salmon Carmacks First Nation. British Columbia Utilities Commission, 2020 BCCA 289). Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, 2021 YKCA 5 regarding the application of Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms to First Nation’s government, constitution and laws.īritish Columbia Utilities Commission in the City of Coquitlam’s appeal ( Coquitlam (City) v. The plan creates a 10-kilometer development buffer zone around Moose Lake, which is a culturally significant area for the community.Ĭouncil of Yukon First Nations in Dickson v. The land agreement was reached after 20 years of negotiation and litigation. He was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 2015 and is listed in Best Lawyers in Canada for Corporate and Commercial Litigation as well as Alternative Dispute Resolution.įort McKay First Nation in the negotiation and finalization of the Moose Lake Plan with the Government of Alberta.
James is frequently involved in high profile and complex cases and has appeared before all levels of the Canadian court system. His broad practice includes aboriginal, commercial and construction litigation. He has over 30 years’ litigation experience. He is Director of Boughton Law and a former Director of Meritas, an association of 191 law firms worldwide. James Coady is a Shareholder in Boughton Law’s Litigation Group.