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Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments of Interest to Energy Practitioners 能源从业者感兴趣的最新立法和监管发展

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-12-05 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2512

Carolyn Milne, Vivek Warrier, Dierdre Sheehan, Blake Williams

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Prudence, Stranded Assets, and the Regulation of Utilities: A Review of Alberta Utility Regulatory Principles in a Post-Stores Block Era 谨慎、搁浅资产和公用事业监管：后商店封锁时代阿尔伯塔公用事业监管原则回顾

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-12-05 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2509

Lou Cusano, D. M. Wood, E. Dickinson, G. Bruni

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Sober Second Thoughts: Litigating Purchase and Sale Agreements in the Energy Industry 清醒的反思:能源行业买卖协议诉讼

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-12-05 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2510

Michael A. Marion, Miles Pittman, Leanne Desbarats, Blair McGeough

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May You Litigate in Interesting Times: Specific Performance, Mitigation, and Valuation Issues in a Rising (or Falling) Market 你会在有趣的时候提起诉讼吗:在上涨(或下跌)的市场中，具体的业绩、缓解和估值问题

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-12-05 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2508

S. Gordon, Howard A. Gorman, Q.C., G. Benediktsson

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Waste Not, Want Not: "Waste" as a Tool of Resource Conservation in the Atlantic Canadian Offshore 不浪费，不匮乏:“浪费”作为加拿大大西洋近海资源保护的工具

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-12-05 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2506

G. Moores, M. Andrews, A. Whitehead

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Recent Judicial Decisions of Interest to Energy Lawyers 能源律师最近感兴趣的司法裁决

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-12-05 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2511

O. Dixon, C. Feasby, J. Lee

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Rethinking the Ramifications of Reasonableness Review: Stare Decisis and Reasonableness Review on Questions of Law 对合理性审查后果的再思考:法律问题上的判决与合理性审查

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-10-09 DOI: 10.29173/alr2499

M. Biddulph

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Alberta’s Oil Sands: An Unsecured Asset? An Analysis of the Mine Financial Security Program in Relation to Surface Mining of the Alberta Oil Sands 阿尔伯塔省的油砂：无担保资产？阿尔伯塔油砂露天开采的矿山财务保障方案分析

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-10-09 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2501

Michelle Cook

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Medical Assistance in Dying: Canadian Registry Recommendations 临终医疗救助：加拿大注册处建议

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-10-09 DOI: 10.29173/ALR2497

Q. C. R. M. Carter, Brandyn Rodgerson, M. Grace

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Novel Uses of the Charter Following Doré and Loyola 多拉和洛约拉之后宪章的新用途

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ALBERTA LAW REVIEW Pub Date : 2018-10-09 DOI: 10.29173/alr2498

Edward Cottrill

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