I was delighted to be invited once again to join with other members of the environmental law bar to judge the biannual Willms & Shier environmental law moot which took place last weekend at the Federal Court Building in Toronto.
A number of law schools fielded teams to argue a real case, from both appellant
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On November 4, 2025, the Government of Canada unveiled its first federal budget under Prime Minister Mark Carney. Framed as a “generational budget,” it aims to transform Canada’s economy for a low-carbon future while strengthening competitiveness and resource security. This post provides a summary of the provisions related to environment, energy, and natural resources.
We are proud to announce that Paul Manning, founding partner of Manning Environmental Law, is featured in Lexpert Special Edition: Energy 2025.
Manning Environmental Law is a Canadian law firm based in Toronto, Ontario. Our practice is focussed on environmental law, energy law and aboriginal law.
Paul Manning is a certified specialist in environmental law. He has been named
I am delighted to be included by The Canadian Legal Lexpert Directory in its 2025 ranking of Canada’s Leading Environmental Law Practitioners, and to have been “repeatedly recommended” by my peers in Lexpert’s survey. Thank you to all my colleagues who were kind enough to recommended me.
I am also very proud to announce that
I had the great pleasure once again this weekend to join with my environmental law colleagues in judging the biannual Willms & Shier environmental law moot.
The pleasure was heightened by the moot being held in person for the first time since the pandemic, this time at the Federal Court Building in Toronto.
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13 December 2023 – The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) closed today with an agreement that signals the “beginning of the end” of the fossil fuel era by laying the ground for a swift, just and equitable transition, underpinned by deep emissions cuts and scaled-up finance.
Although criticized for half measures and loopholes, blamed in
Following hard on the heels of my inclusion in its Canadian listing, I am very pleased to have been named again by Who’s Who Legal: 2022 as one of the world’s leading environmental lawyers.
Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in business law since 1996. Nominees are selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work
Manning Environmental Law is delighted to announce that Paul has been named again by Who’s Who Legal: 2022 as one of Canada’s leading environmental lawyers and as one of Canada’s leading climate change lawyers .
Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in business law since 1996. Nominees are selected based upon comprehensive, independent survey work with both
In the face of record-breaking climate events – from wildfires to extreme heat waves to floods – across the country, the Government of Canada today launched its National Adaptation Strategy for engagement and final consultation, The National Adaptation Strategy includes the following components:
Under most emissions trading systems, regulated industries, which fail to meet their greenhouse gas emission target must make up the shortfall either with a punitive payment or by purchasing emissions trading credits. Regulated parties whose emissions are less than their target will receive credits for that emissions saving.
To make a market in emissions credits