543 Energy Law (Percy)

LAW543B

Energy Law

(Percy)

Prerequisite courses: 

Prerequisite for:

Instructor(s): Professor David Percy

Course credit: 3

Term: Fall

Maximum enrollment: 50

Method of presentation: Lecture

METHOD OF EVALUATION

The primary method of evaluation in this course is an examination worth 100% of the Grade.

Examination will be OPEN BOOK (Reading List provided)

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides an introduction to the nature of oil and gas and the legal consequences of the ways in which oil and gas have been characterised by the courts. It considers the methods by which rights to explore for and to produce oil and gas are acquired under private leases and dispositions by the province and the federal government. It will include an examination of the nature of royalties in Canadian law.  The course will survey other legal instruments commonly employed in the energy industry and explore the nature of aboriginal interests in oil and gas.

SPECIAL COMMENTS

Description updated 2023-24. Please contact the instructor for any specific questions you may have related to this particular course section.

REQUIRED TEXTS (IF ANY)

Cases and Materials on Oil and Gas Law (Percy, 2011).