Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Police Review Board – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Police – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming Moffat v. Edmonton (City) Police Service, [2020] A.J. No. 271, 2020 ABCA 80, Alberta Court of Appeal, February 27, 2020, M.G. Crighton J.A. The applicant was a ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human Rights Commission – investigations – Disability – Discrimination – Employment law – Wrongful dismissal – Judicial review – Application – Appeals – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness Wojtasiewicz v. Alberta (Human Rights Commission), [2020] A.J. No. 81, 2020 ABCA 23, Alberta Court of ...
The Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s judicial review of the Attorney General’s decision, pursuant to section 44 of the Extradition Act, SC 1999, c. 18, to issue a surrender order, despite the applicant’s deteriorating medical condition. The Court of Appeal found the Attorney General balanced all of the relevant considerations and the decision was ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Assessment Review Board – Expert evidence – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Correctness – Municipalities – Tax Wheatland County v. Federated Co-Operatives Limited, [2019] A.J. No. 1768, 2019 ABCA 513, Alberta Court of Appeal, December 23, 2019, F.F. Slatter, M.G. Crighton and R. Khullar JJ.A. The ...
The Appellant physician, Dr. Collett, successfully appealed a decision of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta’s Appeal Council. The Appeal Council had dismissed Dr. Collett’s appeal of the Complaint Director’s decision to suspend him from practice on July 31, 2018. Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Suspension ...
Administrative law – Judicial review – Application – Appeals – Compliance with legislation – Limitations – Discoverability rule Tomec v. Economical Insurance Co., [2019] O.J. No. 5677, 2019 ONCA 882, Tomec v. Economical Insurance Co., Ontario Court of Appeal, November 8, 2019, C.W. Hourigan, M.L. Benotto and J.M. Fairburn JJ.A. The appellant was a pedestrian and ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Utility and Review Board – Statutory interpretation – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Jurisdiction – Appeals – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Government – Municipal boards Cape Breton (Regional Municipality) v. Nova Scotia (Attorney General), [2019] N.S.J. No. 420, 2019 NSCA 77, Nova Scotia Court ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Human Rights Tribunal – Disability – Statutory interpretation – Legislation – Judicial review – Appeals – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness – Costs Pollock v. Manitoba (Human Rights Commission), [2019] M.J. No. 286, 2019 MBCA 110, Manitoba Court of Appeal, October 28, 2019, B.M. Hamilton, J.A. Pfuetzner and L.T. ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Complaints lacking merit – Judicial review – Appeals – Standing – Physicians and surgeons – Professional misconduct Makis v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, [2019] A.J. No. 1229, 2019 ABCA 341, Alberta Court of Appeal, September 13, 2019, R. Khullar J.A. ...
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Information and Privacy Commissioner – Judicial review – Appeals – Legislative compliance – Fresh evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Freedom of information and protection of privacy – Disclosure Gowrishankar v. J.K., [2019] A.J. No. 1167, 2019 ABCA 316, Alberta Court of Appeal, August 30, 2019, B.K. ...
