| Legislation and court decisions are constantly changing the
landscape in terms of environmental liability. The following are events
that have had a significant impact on you and your company's
environmental liability. If you are unhappy with the quality of
advice you have received on how they could effect you, maybe you need a
new adviser. Bill 133
Bill 133 is now law. There is now increased liability for both firms and
their directors and officers. To find out how your firm can effectively
deal with the impacts of these changes
click here!
Montague v. MOE
The Ontario Court of Appeal reinforced the MOE's to hold Officers and
Directors of a company responsible for the clean up cost of a polluted
site when the corporation does not have the resources to effect clean
up.
ESSO v. The Quebec Ministry of Environment
The Supreme
Court of Canada confirmed the "Polluter Pays" principal by forcing ESSO
to pay the cost to clean up a property it disposed of in the early1970s.
Tridan v. Shell
A landmark
case that significantly increased a polluter's obligation to clean up a
neighbouring site. |
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