INTRODUCTION

John M. Law,

Lillian MacPherson and

David Schneiderman

iv

ARTICLES

Page

A History of the Law Faculty

John M. Law and

Roderick J. Wood

1

The Role of Fault and Policy in Negligence Law

Lewis N. Klar

24

The Evolution of the Personal Property Registry: Centralization, Computerization and Beyond

Roderick J. Wood

45

Eugenic Policies in Alberta: From the Systematic to the Systemic?

Timothy Caulfield and

Gerald Robertson

59

Flappers to Rappers: Criminal Law in 1921 and 1996

Wayne N. Renke

80

The Common Law of Defamation Fails to Enter the Age of the Charter

June Ross

117

Snapshots Then and Now: Feminism and the Law in Alberta

Annalise Acorn

140

More Promises to Keep: The Expansion of Contractual Liability Since 1921

Shannon K. O’Byrne

165

From Formalism to Feminism Seventy-Five Years of Theory in the Legal Academy

F.C. DeCoste

189

Seventy-Five Years of Alberta Water Law: Maturity, Demise & Rebirth

David R. Percy

221

Madam Justice Bertha Wilson: A “Different Voice” in the Supreme Court of Alberta

Elizabeth Halka

242

BOOK REVIEW

Northern Justice: The Memoirs of Mr. Justice William G. Morrow, W.H. Morrow, ed. (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1995)

Leonard J. Pollock, Q.C.

266

VOLUME 35, NUMBERS 2 (APRIL 1997)

PETROLEUM LAW EDITION – pp. 269-552

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Emerging Issues in East Coast Oil and Gas Development

Michael Harrington, Q.C.,

Colm Seviour, Mark MacDonald and James Dickson

269

Royalty Trusts

John A. Brussa

314

The Stars and Stripes Wherever: The Impact of Unilateral U.S. Economic Sanctions on the International Petroleum Industry

Lynn R. Coleman and

Thomas R. Graham

334

Confidentiality and Dispositions in the Oil and Gas Industry

Mungo Hardwicke-Brown

356

The Interface Between Federal and Provincial Jurisdiction Over Pipelines: Recent Developments, Current Issues and a Suggested Mechanism for Reducing Turbulence in the Buffer Zone

Rowland J. Harrison

389

Recent Judicial Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers

Francine Swanson, Q.C., Michael Hurst and

Edward Rowe

413

Recent Legislative and Regulatory Developments of Interest to Oil and Gas Lawyers

Terrance M. Hughes,

Harold R. Huber and

Sean J. Korney

498

VOLUME 35, NUMBERS 3 (JULY 1997)

pp. 553-829

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Jurisdictional Uncertainty and Pipelines: Is a Judicial Solution Possible?

Steven A. Kennett

553

Equitable Jurisdiction of the Provincial Court of Alberta (Civil Division)

Linda A. Taylor and David M. Wood

592

Custody Dispute in the Provincial Court of Alberta: A New Judicial Dispute Resolution Model

The Hon.

Hugh F. Landerkin

627

Interpreting the Income Tax Act: Purpose v. Plain Meaning and the Effect of Uncertainty in the Tax Law

Kerry Harnish

687

The First Pancake Always Has Lumps: Alberta Petroleum Companies, Arbitration and Arbitral Award Enforcement in the Russian Federation

Anthony Cioni

726

CASE COMMENTS AND NOTES

Fifty Dollars of Fish: A Comment of R. v. Van Der Peet

David W. Elliott

759

Canada (Attorney General) v. Roger M. Bourbonnais Professional Corporation

David J. Stratton, Q.C. and

Debbie L. Hughes

777

Starting-Point Sentencing for Domestic Assault: A Critical Review of the Brown Guidelines

Heather C. Steinke

785

Stopping Starting Points: R. v. McDonnell

Marvin R. Bloos and

Wayne N. Renke

795

BOOK REVIEWS

Rethinking the Constitution: Perspectives on Canadian Constitutional Reform, Interpretation and Theory, Anthony A. Peacock, ed. (Don Mills: Oxford University Press, 1996)

Jack Watson, Q.C.

813

The Law of Evidence, David Paciocco and Lee Stuesser (Concord: Irwin Law, 1996)

Robert W. Thompson

823

Workers’ Compensation Practice, Douglas R. Mah (Scarborough: Carswell, 1996)

James McGinnis

826

Municipalities and Canadian Law — Defining the Authority of Local Governments, Felix Hoehn (Saskatoon: Purich Publishing, 1996)

Brian J. Curial

828

VOLUME 35, NUMBERS 4 (SEPTEMBER 1997)

pp. 831-1147

TABLE OF CONTENTS

ARTICLES

Recommissioning Law Reform

Roderick A. Macdonald

831

The Origins and Nature of Law Reform Commissions in the Canadian Provinces: A Reply to “Recommissioning Law Reform” by Professor R.A. Macdonald

W.H. Hurlburt

880

Unsolicited Bids for Government Functions

Nolan Bederman and Michael Trebilcock

903

Compulsory Pooling Under the Oil and Gas Conservation Act of Alberta

Nigel Bankes

945

Causation in Tort Law: Back to Basics at the Supreme Court of Canada

Mitchell McInnes

1013

Patriarchy and the Law of Adoption: Beneath the Best Interests of the Child

Katrysha Bracco

1035

CASE COMMENTS AND NOTE

1035

Lies My Politician Told Me: Friesen v. Hammel and the Nature of Election Fraud

Andrew Heard

1057

Partial Privilege and Full Disclosure in Civil Actions: M.(A.) v. Ryan

June Ross

1067

Records Lost, Rights Found: R. v. Carosella

Wayne N. Renke

1083

Duncan v. Baddeley: Reconciling the “Lost Years” Deduction with Fatal Accident Cases

Cara L. Brown

1108

BOOK REVIEWS

Exploring the Domain of Accident Law: Taking the Facts Seriously, Don Dewees, David Duff & Michael Trebilcock (New York: Oxford University Press, 1996)

Peter Leveque

1129

Interlocutory Proceedings: Strategy & Practice, Joel P. Rochon, John A. Terry & Elaine Grey (Toronto: Butterworths, 1996)

Lenard M. Sali, Q.C.

1133

Canadian State Trials Vol. I: Law, Politics, and Security Measures, 1608-1837, F. Murray Greenwood & Barry Wright, eds. (Toronto: Osgoode Society of Canadian Legal History, 1996)

Roderick Macleod

1135

Borrowed Power: Essays on Cultural Appropriation, Bruce Ziff & Pratima Rao, eds. (New Jersey, Rutgers University Press, 1997)

Kamal Puri

1139