On February 15, 2018, the Supreme Court of Canada heard oral argument in the case Orphan Well Association et al. v. Grant Thornton Limited. Stockwoods lawyers Nader Hasan and Lindsay Board intervened on behalf of Greenpeace Canada, which supported the right of the provinces to enforce environmental obligations even when insolvent oil companies enter bankruptcy. The result in this case will have wide-ranging implications for the provinces’ ability to enforce environmental law in any situation where provincial environmental law interacts with federal law.
Nader delivered oral submissions on behalf of Greenpeace. The archived webcast of the hearing can be found here. Greenpeace’s factum can be found here. You can read more about the background of the case in the Globe and Mail.
