Extension of time to File application arising out of Larocque decision

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Availability of order of Mandamus to return funds held by the Crown - Extension of time to File application arising out of Larocque decision - Judicial Review/Crown Liability

Chiasson v. Canada, 2008 FC 616

In Fish Cases, Judicial Review/Crown Liability on July 12, 2012 (Updated July 12, 2012)

This case involved an agreement reached between the Minister of Fisheries and the Association des Pescheurs de Poissions de Fond Acadiens Inc. ("APPFA") whereby the Minister would issue a snow crab fishing licence to the APPFA with an allocation of 1000 metric tons in exchange for an agreement from the APPFA to pay the Minister $1,500,000 to be spent on …

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