BCSC upholds decision of the information and privacy commissioner denying assertions of privileges over certain documents

21. December 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Information and Privacy Commissioner – Disclosure of records – Freedom of information and protection of privacy – Judicial review – Standard of review – Correctness – Solicitor-client privilege – Litigation privilege – definition Sechelt (District) v. British Columbia (Information and Privacy Commissioner), [2021] B.C.J. No. 2363, 2021 BCSC 2143, ...

There are no shortcuts to judicial review: judicial review will not be available where there is an adequate alternative remedy. A limited right of appeal from decisions of an administrative body to the Court constitutes an adequate alternative remedy

21. December 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Condominium Authority – Strata corporations – Jurisdiction of court – Judicial review – Applications – Premature – Jurisdiction – Alternative remedies Peel Standard Condominium Corp. No. 779 v. Rahman, [2021] O.J. No. 6105, 2021 ONSC 7113, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, October 28, 2021, F.B. Fitzpatrick, S.T. Bale and ...

Residential Tenancy Branch decision failed to adequately articulate the reasons for its decision and the matter was remitted back to the Residential Tenancy Branch

19. October 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Residential Tenancy office – Residential tenancy agreements – Vacancy notices – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness Shahcheraghi v. Divangahi, [2021] B.C.J. No. 1760, 2021 BCSC 1576, British Columbia Supreme Court, August 13, 2021, K. Horsman J. The landlord/petitioner sought a ...

Zoning Bylaw allows an automotive repair shop to store junked vehicles for the purposes of its business and parts inventory

19. October 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Municipal Board – By-laws – Planning and zoning – Judicial review – Appeals – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Correctness E.Z. Automotive Ltd. v. Regina (City), [2021] S.J. No. 328, 2021 SKCA 109, Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, August 12, 2021, N.W. Caldwell, B. Barrington-Foote and J.A. ...

That’s reasonable, right? The standard of review regarding questions of procedural fairness met by an administrative decision maker is not correctness, but rather whether the standard of fairness required by the common law has been met

21. September 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – University Committees – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Correctness – Remedies – Declaratory relief – Charter relief – Universities – Students – Policies Andres v. Governors of the University of Lethbridge, [2021] A.J. No. 960, 2021 ABQB 551, Alberta Court ...

Did the appellant “promptly and completely” reply to the Law Society of Ontario (respondent) during an investigation into the appellant’s law firm that focused on the firm’s structure and referral fee practices?

20. July 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Investigations – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Palpable and overriding error – Barristers and solicitors – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming Law Society of Ontario v. Diamond, [2021] O.J. No. 2115, 2021 ONCA 255, Ontario Court of Appeal, April 22, ...

Prevented from being able to practice: Ontario Court allowed an appeal from a decision of the registration committee of the Ontario Association of Architects granting the appellant a license but refusing to reinstate his certificate of practice

20. July 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Association of Architects – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Appeals – Architects – Reporting requirements Sbrissa v. Ontario Association of Architects, [2021] O.J. No. 1510, 2021 ONSC 2087, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 23, 2021, C.T. Hackland, M.A. Penny and L.G. Favreau ...

It’s all in the context: the content of hospital privileges and assessment of what constitutes constructive revocation of privileges is highly contextual, to be examined on a case by case basis

20. July 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Hospital Appeal Board – Judicial review – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness – Physicians – Hospital privileges Provincial Health Services Authority v. Campbell, [2021] B.C.J. No. 943, 2021 BCSC 823, British Columbia Supreme Court, April 30, 2021, N.P. Kent J. The petitioner, the Provincial Health Services Authority, is ...

It’s all fair game: the scope of an investigation ordered pursuant to British Columbia Law Society Rule 4-55 encompasses a broad investigation of the member’s entire legal practice and is not limited to the concerns that triggered the investigation

20. July 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Investigations – Judicial review – Barristers and solicitors – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming Lawyer v. Law Society of British Columbia, [2021] B.C.J. No. 1050, 2021 BCSC 914, British Columbia Supreme Court, May 13, 2021, A. Majawa J. In October 2019, the vice-chair of ...