Administrative law – Appeals – Decisions reviewed – Intellectual Property Office – Intellectual property – Patents – Judicial review – Discretion of delegated authority Governors of the University of Alberta v. Canada (Attorney General), [2018] F.C.J. No. 160, 2018 FCA 36, Federal Court of Appeal, February 9, 2018, W.W. Webb, D.G. Near and J.B. Laskin ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human rights complaints – Harassment – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Unreasonableness – Natural justice Gareau v. Canada (Attorney General), [2018] F.C.J. No. 135, 2018 FC 157, Federal Court, February 9, 2018, A.M. McDonald J. The applicant, Paul Gareau, was the Deputy ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Conflict of interest – Judicial intervention – Remedies – Alternative remedies – Statutory provisions Obouhov v. Lunn, [2018] O.J. No. 630, 2018 ONSC 772, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, February 6, 2018, H.J. Wilton-Siegel, F.L. Myers and R. Charney JJ. This case considers the issue of prematurity ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Legal Aid Commission – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness – Legal aid M.H. v. Legal Services Society of British Columbia, [2018] B.C.J. No. 217, 2018 BCSC 195, British Columbia Supreme Court, February 9, 2018, H.J. Holmes J. M.H. sought judicial ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human Rights Tribunal – Jurisdiction – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Judicial review – Premature Major League Baseball v. Cardinal, [2018] O.J. No. 469, 2018 ONSC 714, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 30, 2018, Kiteley, Linhares de Sousa, Pattillo JJ. Douglas Cardinal, an Anishnaabe elder, commenced an ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Assessment Appeal Board – Municipalities – Property Assessment – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness Telus Communications (BC) Inc. v. British Columbia (Assessor of Area #09 – Vancouver Sea to Sky Region), [2018] B.C.J. No. 119, 2018 BCSC 113, Supreme Court of British Columbia, January ...
Administrative law – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of Religion – Human rights complaints – Judicial review – Standard of review – Correctness – Physicians and surgeons – Statutory provisions – Public interest The Christian Medical and Dental Society of Canada v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, [2018] O.J. No. 505, ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Superintendent of Motor Vehicles – Motor vehicles – Suspension of driver’s licence – Breathalyser test – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Statutory interpretation – Evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness Bawa v. British Columbia (Superintendent of Motor Vehicles), [2018] B.C.J. No. 29, 2018 BCSC 32, British ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Consent and Capacity Board – Evidence – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness Woods v. Chatterjee, [2018] O.J. No. 12, 2018 ONSC 73, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, January 3, 2018, P.J. Cavanagh J. The appellant was diagnosed with schizoaffective disorder and substance abuse disorder ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – College of Social Workers – Failure to provide reasons – Judicial review – Appeals – Social workers – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming MacLeod v. Alberta College of Social Workers, [2018] A.J. No. 24, 2018 ABCA 13, Alberta Court of Appeal, January 12, 2018, R.L. Berger, P.T. Costigan and ...