An employee (“Ramsay”) of the City of Charlottetown (the “City”) brought an application for judicial review of a decision of the PEI Human Rights Commission (the “Commission”) dismissing his complaint that he had been discriminated against based on his political beliefs and disability. The application was dismissed.

23. December 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Commission – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Disability – Duty to accommodate – Investigations – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Witnesses – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Ramsay v. Prince Edward Island (Human Rights Commission), [2014] P.E.I.J. No. 41, 2014 ...

Enbridge Pipelines (“Enbridge”) applied to the National Energy (the “Board”) for approval of its pipeline expansion project. The Board granted approval on conditions, but the applicants sought judicial review of three interlocutory decisions made by the Board.

23. December 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – National Energy Board – Natural resources – Oil and gas – Environmental matters – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of expression – Participatory rights – Judicial review – Application to participate in hearing – Standing – Compliance with legislation Forest Ethics Advocacy Assn. v. Canada ...

A lawyer (“Peet”) was found guilty of conduct unbecoming by a Hearing Committee of the Law Society of Saskatchewan (“Law Society”) for failing to service two clients in a diligent manner and for failing to reply promptly to Law Society communications. A suspension of 30 days and costs of $16,216.80 were issued as a penalty against Peet. Peet had previously been found guilty of disciplinary offences before the Law Society in 1999, 2002, 2004 and 2008.

23. December 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Barristers and solicitors – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Disciplinary proceedings – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Abuse of process – Public interest – Delay – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciterr of Rights and ...

A decision to dismiss Requests for Hearing that had been outstanding for 15 years before the Health Services Appeal and Review Board (the “Board”) to determine whether the licence for an independent health facility ought to be amended to add back the ability to perform vascular ultrasounds, was upheld on a statutory appeal

23. December 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Health Professions Appeal and Review Board – Administrative courts – Statutory powers – Permits and licences – Judicial review – Abuse of process – Mootness – Delay – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter B.S.A. Diagnostics Ltd. v. Ontario (Attorney General), [2014] O.J. No. 5035, 2014 ONSC ...

A forestry company (“Irving”) was partly successful on appeal from a finding of the respondent, North Shore Forest Products Marketing Board (the “Board”), which had held that the various forest product marketing boards had the authority to regulate stumpage agreements

19. August 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Marketing Boards – Natural resources – Forestry – Stumpage fees – Judicial review – Jurisdiction – Bias – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness simpliciter J.D. Irving Ltd. v. North Shore Forest Products Marketing Board, [2014] N.B.J. No. 162, 2014 NBCA 42, New Brunswick Court of ...

Court remitted an arbitrator’s decision regarding a dispute of transfer of fishing licences to be heard by a different arbitrator

19. August 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Arbitration and award – Interpretation of contract – Fisheries – Licences – Judicial review – Evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Failure to provide reasons Layman Estate v. Layman, [2014] N.J. No. 181, 2014 NLTD(G) 66, Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court, June 20, 2014, ...

A person who applied for a job at a school board was prevented from successful review of a human rights decision dismissing his complaint on the basis of a release he had signed earlier

19. August 2014 0
Administrative law – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Settlements – Releases – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Ayangma v. Commission Scolaire de Langue Française, [2014] P.E.I.J. No. 28, 2014 PESC 18, Prince Edward Island Supreme Court, June 23, 2014, N.L. Key J. An applicant for the position of Director General ...

A non-practising psychologist (“Sydiaha”) appealed from a decision of the Council of the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists where it had found him guilty of professional misconduct for advertising himself as a psychologist, without specifying that he was non-practising

24. June 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Psychologists – Psychologists – Disciplinary proceedings – Unauthorized practice – Advertising – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Public interest – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Sydiaha v. Saskatchewan College of Psychologists, [2014] S.J. No. 254, 2014 ...

Mr. Chiarelli (“Chiarelli”) was unsuccessful in appealing from an order that permanently enjoined him from engaging in the practice of law or in the provision of legal services in Ontario.

24. June 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Investigations – Paralegals – Unauthorized practice – Advertising – Disciplinary proceedings – Self-representation – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation Law Society of Upper Canada v Chiarelli, [2014] O.J. No. 2328, 2014 ONCA 391, Ontario Court of Appeal, May 14, 2014, ...