Mining Law 2017
Course Date: October 12, 2017
Total: 5h 51min
Course Date: October 12, 2017
Welcome and Introduction
Graham H. Scott — McCullough O'Connor Irwin LLP, Vancouver
Current Mining Issues at the BC Securities Commission
Christopher Collins — Chief Mining Adviser, BC Securities Commission, Vancouver
Arbitrating Mining Disputes
- recent appellate decisions on Arbitration Law
- shoring up the finality of arbitration awards
- changing approaches to contract interpretation
- limitation period hodge-podge
- enforceability of arbitration awards, international and domestic
Robert D. Holmes, QC — Holmes & Bilawich, Vancouver
Current Trends in Confidentiality Agreements
Cyndi Laval — Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP, Vancouver
Networking Break
Managing Option Agreements
- current practice on option terms
- lessons from recent case law
- exercising an option with a reluctant optionor
Alan J. Hutchison — Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Vancouver
Joint Venture Risks
Michelle Grant — Ernst & Young, Vancouver
Questions
Lunch
Mining Company Disclosure — Practical Real-World Guidance
- regulations and regulators
- news releases
- websites and social media
Rod Young, P. Geo — Senior Manager, Geologist, Compliance & Disclosure, TSX Venture Exchange, Vancouver
The Regulators’ Duty of Fairness in Mining Development
- what does the duty of fairness entail?
- how does it relate to the Crown's consultation with Aboriginal groups?
- what can be done to best avoid unfair treatment, or address it if it happens?
Robin M. Junger — McMillan LLP, Vancouver
Local Government Interaction and Potential Restrictions on Mining
- Case Comment on Cowichan Valley Regional District v. Cobble Hill Holdings Ltd. 2016 BCCA 432
- When is a mine regulated by local government land use power?
- Is mine reclamation a landfill?
- What land uses beyond extraction activities are integral to mining?
L. John Alexander — Cox Taylor, Victoria
Networking Break
An English Mining Company’s Introduction to Aboriginal Law Issues in British Columbia
Brenda Gaertner — Mandell Pinder LLP, Vancouver
Royalty Companies’ Effect on Royalty Agreements and Other Recent Trends
- nature of a royalty
- provisions found in "traditional" royalty agreements
- new provisions found in agreements used by royalty companies
- importance of a royalty being an interest in land — a current Ontario example
David Allman — Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, Vancouver
Alan L. Monk — Edwards, Kenny & Bray LLP, Vancouver
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Paper: Arbitrating Mining Disputes
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