Administrative law – Workers Compensation Boards – Disability – Jurisdiction – Appeals Watson v. Alberta (Workers’ Compensation Board), [2011] A.J. No. 450, 2011 ABCA 127, Alberta Court of Appeal, May 3, 2011, J.E.L. Cote, J.D.B. McDonald JJ.A. and G.A. Verville J. In March 1999, the respondent, Patricia Watson, filed a claim with the Workers’ Compensation ...
Administrative law – Workers Compensation Boards – Workers Compensation Appeals Commission Lee v. Alberta (Appeals Commission for Alberta Workers’ Compensation), [2011] A.J. No. 451, 2011 ABCA 128, Alberta Court of Appeal, May 3, 2011, Sharlow, Layden-Stevenson and Stratas JJ.A. The respondent, Kim Lee, was injured at work in 1994. Throughout 1994 and 2002 the internal ...
Administrative Law – Access to Information – Judicial review – Ministerial – Statutory interpretation Canada (Information Commissioner) v. Canada (Minister of National Defence), [2011] S.C.J. No. 25, 2011 SCC 25, Supreme Court of Canada, May 13, 2011, McLachlin C.J. and Binnie, LeBel, Deschamps, Fish, Abella, Charron, Rothstein and Cromwell JJ. The appellant, the Information Commissioner of ...
Administrative Law – Agriculture – Standard of Review – Reasonableness R.J. Farms & Grain Transport Ltd. (c.o.b. RJ Game Farms) v. Agricultural Operations Review Board, [2011] S.J. No. 286, 2011 SKQB 185, Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench, May 6, 2011, J.L. Pritchard J. The applicant, R.J. Game Farms, operates a large bison farm on several ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Municipal councils – Municipalities – By-laws – Unsightly premises – Demolition orders – Validity – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Beaudin v. Vanscoy (Regional Municipality No. 345), [2011] S.J. No. 97, 2011 SKQB 75, Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench, February ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Director of Companies Office – Business names – Registration – Appeal process – Hearing de novo – Judicial review – Appeals – Compliance with legislation Brian Neil Friesen Dental Corp. v. Director of Companies Office (Manitoba), [2011] M.J. No. 50, 2011 MBCA 20, Manitoba Court of Appeal, ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Veterinary Associations – Rules and by-laws – Adherence to by-laws – Veterinarians – Disciplinary proceedings – Hearings – Conduct of hearings – Judicial review – Bias – Procedural requirements and fairness Bhullar v. British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association, [2011] B.C.J. No. 235, 2011 BCSC 182, British Columbia ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Veterinarians – Hearings – Conduct of hearings – Judicial review – Application – Bias – test – Disclosure – Relevance of information disclosed – Discretion of court Brar v. College of Veterinarians of British Columbia, [2011] B.C.J. No. 267, 2011 BCSC 215, British Columbia Supreme ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Military Committees – Military – Promotions – Eligibility – Labour – Grievances – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Zimmerman v. Canada (Attorney General), [2011] F.C.J. No. 163, 2011 FCA 43, Federal Court of Appeal, ...