2023/2024 Conference

2024 Moot Court Case: Environment

For the 2024 UBC Moot Court case, we will be pursuing an environmental law case that challenges participants to assess the municipal government’s responsibility over environmental protection. The scenario is as follows:

The appellant, Anderson Explosives Ltd. (“A.E”) was conducting blasting operations for a highway‑widening project when the operation went awry and rock debris known as “fly‑rock” was propelled into the air by an explosion. The fly‑rock shot approximately 90 meters in the air and damaged a home and a car. A significant amount of rock also landed in the yard. A.E did not report the incident to the Ministry of the Environment (“Ministry”) and was subsequently charged with failing to report to the Ministry the discharge of a contaminant into the natural environment contrary to section 15(1) of the Environmental Protection Act (“EPA”). A.E was acquitted by the Ontario Court of Justice. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice set aside the acquittal and entered a conviction. A majority in the Court of Appeal dismissed A.E’s appeal.

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