Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Residential Tenancy office – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness – Landlord and tenant – Residential tenancy agreements PHS Community Services Society v. Swait, [2018] B.C.J. No. 958, 2018 BCSC 824, British Columbia Supreme Court, May 18, 2018, N. Sharma J. ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – College of Teachers – Teachers – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Penalties – Appeals – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness Sullivan v. Ontario College of Teachers, [2018] O.J. No. 705, 2018 ONSC 942, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, February 7, 2018, W.M. ...
Administrative law – Appeals – Decisions reviewed – Intellectual Property Office – Intellectual property – Patents – Judicial review – Discretion of delegated authority Governors of the University of Alberta v. Canada (Attorney General), [2018] F.C.J. No. 160, 2018 FCA 36, Federal Court of Appeal, February 9, 2018, W.W. Webb, D.G. Near and J.B. Laskin ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human rights complaints – Harassment – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Unreasonableness – Natural justice Gareau v. Canada (Attorney General), [2018] F.C.J. No. 135, 2018 FC 157, Federal Court, February 9, 2018, A.M. McDonald J. The applicant, Paul Gareau, was the Deputy ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Conflict of interest – Judicial intervention – Remedies – Alternative remedies – Statutory provisions Obouhov v. Lunn, [2018] O.J. No. 630, 2018 ONSC 772, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, February 6, 2018, H.J. Wilton-Siegel, F.L. Myers and R. Charney JJ. This case considers the issue of prematurity ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Legal Aid Commission – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness – Legal aid M.H. v. Legal Services Society of British Columbia, [2018] B.C.J. No. 217, 2018 BCSC 195, British Columbia Supreme Court, February 9, 2018, H.J. Holmes J. M.H. sought judicial ...
The Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench considers the applicable standard of review in the context of a judicial review under the Election Act, RSC 2000, Chapter E-1. The Court applies the standard of review and considers the reliance on “guidelines” developed to implement legislative requirements. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Government Officer – Judicial ...
The Federal Court of Appeal considered the trial judge’s decision where it overturned the decision of RCMP Commission which refused to order a new hearing because it concluded the outcome was legally inevitable. The Court of Appeal affirmed the trial judge’s decision. The outcome was not legally inevitable given the breaches of procedural fairness alleged. ...
The Federal Court of Appeal upholds a finding that the Department of Public Works and Government Services issued a request for proposal in violation of the Agreement on Internal Trade on the basis that the Royal Canadian Navy imposed certain requirements that made it impossible for some select parties to submit bids. Administrative law – ...