Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Health Professions Review Board – Inadequate investigations – Judicial review – Jurisdiction – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness – Chiropractors College of Chiropractors of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Health Professions Review Board), [2023] B.C.J. No. 611, 2023 BCSC 529, British Columbia Supreme ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Landlord and Tenant Board – Hearings – Hearing de novo – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Remedies Faruk v. Ontario (Landlord and Tenant Board), [2023] O.J. No. 1617, 2023 ONSC 2191, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, April 13, 2023, M.G. Ellies R.S.J., N.L. Backhouse and T.R. ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Civil Resolution Tribunal – Condominiums – Strata corporations – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness Williams v. British Columbia (Civil Resolution Tribunal), [2023] B.C.J. No. 293, 2023 BCSC 239, British Columbia Supreme Court, February 17, 2023, J. Hughes ...
Administrative law – Municipalities – By-laws – Judicial review – Ultra vires legislation – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness simpliciter Sul v. St. Andrews (Rural Municipality), [2023] M.J. No. 66, 2023 MBCA 25, Manitoba Court of Appeal, March 10, 2023, D.M. Cameron, C.J. Mainella and J.L. Lemaistre JJ.A. The applicant, mayor, sought judicial ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Civil Resolution Tribunal – Condominiums – Strata corporations – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness – Appeals Downing v. Strata Plan VR2356, [2023] B.C.J. No. 357, 2023 BCCA 100, British Columbia Court of Appeal, March 1, 2023, P.M. Willcock, J. DeWitt-Van ...
Administrative law – Judicial review – Judicial intervention – Appeals – Barristers and solicitors – Professional misconduct Hemminger v. Law Society of British Columbia, [2023] B.C.J. No. 120, 2023 BCCA 36, British Columbia Court of Appeal, January 25, 2023, M.V. Newbury, J.J.L. Hunter, P.G. Voith JJ.A. The Law Society commenced discipline proceedings against Ms. Hemminger, ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Ministry of Environment – Reporting requirements – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Environmental matters Sierra Club of British Columbia Foundation v. British Columbia (Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy), [2023] B.C.J. No.80, 2023 BCSC 74, British Columbia Supreme Court, January 17, ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Forest Appeals Commission – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Costs – Environmental matters – Forest practices Canadian National Railway Co. v. British Columbia, [2022] B.C.J. No. 2510, 2022 BCSC 2263, British Columbia Supreme Court, December 28, 2022, N. Sharma J. On June 11, 2015, a wildfire was sparked ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Municipal boards – Planning and zoning – Intervenor status – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Delay – Failure to provide reasons – Standard of review – Correctness – Unreasonableness Beedie (Keefer Street) Holdings Ltd. v. Vancouver (City), [2022] B.C.J. No. 2392, 2022 BCSC 2150, British Columbia ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human Rights tribunal – Discrimination – Judicial review – Extension of time – Delay – Standard of review – Reasonableness Chen v. Western University, [2022] O.J. No. 5315, 2022 ONSC 6698, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, December 2, 2022, K.E. Swinton, T.R. Lederer and S. Nishikawa JJ. The applicant, ...