Early Recovered Resources Inc v HM in Right of The Province of British Columbia and Ors - Federal Ct (James Russell J) - 18 July 2005

Constitutional law - Canadian forestry legislation enacting scheme relating to compensation for recovery of logs - Plaintiff recovering drifting unmarked logs in river - Plaintiff claiming higher compensation as salvage remuneration pursuant to Canadian Shipping Act incorporating 1989 Salvage Convention - Whether forestry legislation unconstitutional - Whether Canadian Shipping Act ultra vires in relation to compensation for recovery of unmarked logs

(2006) 683 LMLN 3