CELL Sets Milestone with Largest Student Cohort Yet
A strong cohort of eleven law students completed a term in CELL’s educational program this fall. This has been the largest cohort of students in […]
Protecting Marine Birds in the Trans Mountain Reconsideration Review
On behalf of BC Nature (Federation of BC Naturalists) and Nature Canada, CELL is going before the National Energy Board to ensure a proper assessment […]
Summer Students Q&A
This summer, CELL has had the pleasure of working with three amazing law students from three different law schools in Ontario and Quebec. Rory Shaw […]
Organizations release vision for environmental assessment reform in BC
CELL joins twenty-two allied organizations – including environmental organizations, legal experts, social justice and community groups – in calling on the provincial government to introduce […]
CELL Supports Anti-SLAPP Open Letter
Today, the Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation (CELL) joins West Coast Environmental Law (WCEL) and over 40 other organizations in an open letter […]
Catherine Boies Parker appointed Queen’s Counsel
It is with great joy that CELL congratulates Catherine Boies Parker on her appointment as Queen’s Counsel. She is the founding president of the CELL […]
CELL at Federal Court for Pacific NorthWest LNG challenge
Yesterday, the CELL legal team was before the Federal Court in Vancouver representing SkeenaWild Conservation Trust in its legal challenge against the federal approval of […]
The NEB Modernization Expert Panel Report: another piece in the law reform puzzle
The long awaited report of the Expert Panel charged with advising the Trudeau government on how to modernize our national energy regulator was released on […]
New Federal Report offers blueprint for constructing innovative new impact assessment regime
When the Trudeau Government announced the appointment of an expert panel (the “Panel”) to consider the future of the Canadian Environmental Assessment, 2012 (“CEAA, 2012”), […]
CELL Celebrates Successful First Six Months
As 2016 draws to a close, CELL celebrates six very successful first months as Canada’s newest non-profit public interest environmental law organization. CELL was incorporated […]