Small claims action dismissed after claimant’s failure to appear at settlement conference due to not seeing the notice of settlement conference in the mail during its COVID-related closure. Application to set that dismissal order aside was brought several months later and dismissed due to claimant’s lack of diligence

15. November 2022 0
Administrative law – Judicial review – Appeals – Delay – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Fresh evidence – Admissibility Revive Spa Ltd. v. Melka Construction Ltd., [2022] B.C.J. No. 1831, 2022 BCCA 336, British Columbia Court of Appeal, September 23, 2022, E.A. Bennett, G. Dickson and K. Horsman JJ.A. The appellant’s small claims ...

No Inordinate Delay for “Unbecoming” Saskatchewan Lawyer

16. August 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Law Societies – Judicial review – Appeal – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Correctness – Barristers and solicitors – Disciplinary proceedings – Delay – Remedies – Mandamus Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, [2022] S.C.J. No. 29, 2022 SCC 29, Supreme Court of Canada, July ...

Two options to calculate compensation in lieu of reinstatement after unjust dismissal

19. July 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Labour and employment boards – Compensation – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Costs – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Correctness – Employment – Remuneration Hussey v. Bell Mobility Inc., [2022] F.C.J. No. 790, 2022 FCA 95, Federal Court of Appeal, May 31, 2022, ...

Freedom of religion not engaged in small-scale hydroelectric project

19. April 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Ministry of Forests – Permits and licences – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of Religion Redmond v. British Columbia (Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development), [2022] B.C.J. No. 289, 2022 BCCA 72, British Columbia ...

One wrong word in a decision does not mean the decision was wrong

19. April 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Workers Compensation Boards – Benefits – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Correctness O’Rourke v. Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission, [2022] N.J. No. 42, 2022 NLCA 14, Newfoundland and Labrador Court of Appeal, February 25, 2022, B.G. Welsh, L.R. Hoegg and G.D. Butler ...

Court of Appeal confirms a municipal body’s interpretation of their statutory powers is reviewable on a reasonableness standard

15. March 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Municipal councils – Judicial review – Legislative compliance – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Municipalities – Building permits – Bylaws – Planning and zoning G.S.R. Capital Group Inc. v. White Rock (City), [2022] B.C.J. No. 180, 2022 BCCA 46, British Columbia Court of Appeal, February 4, ...

Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada’s decision to refuse investigation into Canadian embassy involvement in foreign mining operations and criminal activity reasonable

15. March 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Public Sector Integrity Commissioner – Investigations – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness Gordillo v. Canada (Attorney General), [2022] F.C.J. No. 137, 2022 FCA 23, Federal Court of Appeal, February 9, 2022, W.W. Webb, J.B. Laskin and M. Rivoalen JJ.A. ...

Expression of preliminary findings by an administrative body does not necessarily indicate a reasonable apprehension of bias

25. January 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Election commissioner – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Compliance with legislation – Bias Rebel News Network Ltd. v. Alberta (Election Commissioner), [2021] A.J. No. 1541, 2021 ABCA 376, Alberta Court of Appeal, November 19, 2021, F.L. Schutz, M.G. Crighton and J. Strekaf JJ.A. This ...

Federal Court of Appeal upholds decision that the Minister of Health did not deny the appellant procedural fairness in refusing a natural health product license

21. December 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Minister of Health – Permits and licences – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness Canada RNA Biochemical Inc. v. Canada (Minister of Health), [2021] F.C.J. No. 1826, 2021 FCA 213, Federal Court of Appeal, November 2, 2021, D.J. Rennie, J.B. ...

Saskatchewan Court of Appeal holds University of Saskatchewan Council was bound by their own internal regulations and failure to follow the regulations in this instance lead to a finding of a denial of procedural fairness

16. November 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – University Appeal Board – University Committees – Jurisdiction – Suspension – Plagiarism – Judicial review – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Universities – Student discipline Akpan v. University of Saskatchewan Council, [2021] S.J. No. 407, 2021 SKCA 129, Saskatchewan Court of Appeal, September 29, 2021, P.A. Whitmore, ...