Motion by Associate Chief Justice Douglas for stay of Canadian Judicial Council’s evidentiary decision pending judicial review

27. January 2015 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Canadian Judicial Council – Judges – Professional governance and discipline – Investigations – Public interest – Judicial review – Stay of proceedings – interlocutory – Disclosure of records – Evidence – admissibility Douglas v. Canada (Attorney General), [2014] F.C.J. No. 1149, 2014 FC 1115, Federal Court, November ...

Application for declaration that mandatory revocation provisions under the Health Professions Procedural Code are unconstitutional as being ultra vires the province

27. January 2015 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Pharmacists – Pharmacists – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct – Sexual relations with patients – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Jurisdiction of court – Legislation – Constitutional issues – Ultra vires Hanif v. Ontario, [2014] O.J. No. 5549, 2014 ...

Appeal from judicial review decision finding Workers’ Compensation Board decision regarding employer’s reporting duties unreasonable

28. October 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Workers Compensation Boards – Workers compensation – Employer – definition – Employer’s duty to report accident – Third parties – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Compliance with legislation British Columbia Hydro and Power Authority v. Workers’ Compensation Board of British Columbia, [2014] ...

Judicial Review of Parole Board of Canada Appeal Division decision denying request to remove international travel restriction

28. October 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – National Parole Board hearings – Discretionary conditions – Evidence – Reasonableness – Policies – Judicial review application – Compliance with legislation Latimer v. Canada (Attorney General), [2014] F.C.J. No. 898, 2014 FC 886, Federal Court, September 16, 2014, Manson J. The applicant applied for permanent relief from the international travel ...

Judicial review from Agricultural Land Commission reconsideration on basis of denial of procedural fairness

28. October 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Agricultural Land Commission – Notice requirements – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Compliance with legislation McCall v. Agricultural Land Commission, [2014] B.C.J. No. 2285, 2014 BCSC 1717, British Columbia Supreme Court, July 15, 2014, E.M. Burke J. The petitioners were owners of eight separate parcels ...

Appeal from a judgment overturning decision of BC Human Rights Tribunal to allow a late filed complaint in the public interest

22. July 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Tribunal – Human Rights complaints – Discrimination – Judicial review – Application – Premature – Delay – Public interest – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness British Columbia (Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General) v. Mzite, [2014] B.C.J. No. 1122, 2014 BCCA 220, British ...

Application by public interest advocacy groups for leave to intervene as amicus curiae in an appeal from decision dismissing involuntarily detained patient’s habeas corpus application

22. July 2014 0
Administrative law – Hearings – Parties – Judicial review – Application for intervenor status – Adult in need of protection – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Remedies – Habeas corpus P.S. v. Ontario, [2014] O.J. No. 2853, 2014 ONCA 160, Ontario Court of Appeal, February 28, 2014, J.I. Laskin J.A. The appellant was involuntarily detained at ...

Appeal from a decision of Winnipeg Taxicab Board refusing to reinstate licence on the basis of hearsay evidence and opinion evidence as to credibility

22. July 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Taxi licence appeal board – Permits and licences – Investigations – Judicial review – Hearsay Evidence – admissibility – Credibility – Natural justice – Failure to provide reasons Gidda v. Taxicab Board, [2014] M.J. No. 160, 2014 MBCA 58, Manitoba Court of Appeal, June 6, 2014, H.C. ...

Appeal by Workers’ Compensation Board from a decision overturning a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Board Appeals Commission regarding reduction of temporary total disability benefits on the basis of employability

Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Workers Compensation Boards – Workers compensation – Benefits – Temporary total disability – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Delay Patrus v. Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board), [2014] A.J. No. 315, 2014 ABCA 117, Alberta Court of Appeal, April 1, 2014, P.W.L. Martin and ...