The Alberta Court of Appeal upheld the finding of unprofessional conduct for a veterinarian purchasing and failing to account for large quantities of a controlled substance and failing to cooperate in the investigation. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Association of Veterinarians – Judicial review – Appeals – Legislative compliance – Standard of review – ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Council for Pharmacists – Investigations – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Correctness – Hearings – Pharmacists – Professional misconduct Thorkelson v. College of Pharmacists of Manitoba, [2023] M.J. No. 222, 2023 MBCA 69, Manitoba Court of Appeal, August 9, 2023, ...
Court addresses application of principles governing judicial discipline. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Justices of the Peace Review Council – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Professions – Judges – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Removal from office Ontario (Justice of the Peace) ...
BC Court of Appeal upholds Supreme Court decision to protect implied undertaking to the court, prohibiting pre-trial discovery evidence from being used by a professional regulator to investigate a professional regulatory complaint. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Investigations – Judicial review – Appeals – Confidentiality – Discretion – Engineers – Professional misconduct Association of ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human Rights Tribunal – Judicial review – Appeals – Legislative compliance – Standard of review – Correctness – Human rights – Discrimination – Family status – Marital status – Gender – Labour relations Gibraltar Mines Ltd. v. Harvey, [2023] B.C.J. No. 720, 2023 BCCA 168, British Columbia Court of ...
Administrative law – Municipalities – By-laws – Condominiums – Strata corporations – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Jurisdictional questions – Ultra vires legislation – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Appeals V.I.T. Estates Ltd. v. New Westminster (City), [2023] B.C.J. No. 799, 2023 BCCA 183, British Columbia Court of Appeal, May 1, 2023, H. ...
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 – Municipal boards – Appeals – Renewal of business licence – By-laws – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Failure to provide reasons Paradise Night Club v. Leamington (Municipality), [2022] O.J. No. 4787, 2022 ONSC 6118, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, November 1, 2022, Backhouse J. The applicant ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Health authorities – Ministerial orders – Judicial review – Appeals – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Correctness – Human rights complaints – Religion – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of religion – Physicians and surgeons Beaudoin v. British Columbia, [2022] B.C.J. No. ...
