Administrative law – Arbitration – Scope of arbitration agreement – Arbitrators – Jurisdiction – Class proceedings – Settlements – Releases – Judicial review – Stay of proceedings – Parties – Remedies – Declaratory relief Ontario v. Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd., [2011] O.J. No. 3392, 2011 ONCA 525, Ontario Court of Appeal, July 20, 2011, S.T. ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Arbitration Board – Arbitrators – Powers – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Compliance with legislation Mericle v. Basement Systems (Calgary) Inc., [2010] A.J. No. 221, 2010 ABQB 137, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, February 22, 2010, W.A. Tilleman J. This was ...
Administrative law – Labour law – Arbitration – Arbitration agreements – Terms of agreement – Arbitrators – Powers – Judicial review – Appeals – Bias – Legislation – Orders-in-council – Validity – Jurisdiction Team Transport Services Ltd. v. Klair, [2008] B.C.J. No. 953, British Columbia Court of Appeal, May 28, 2008, M.A. Rowles, N.V. Newbury ...
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Arbitration Board – Arbitrators – Right to award costs – Judicial review – Jurisdiction – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness Metro Canada Logistics Inc. v. UWG Inc., [2007] O.J. No. 1501, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, April 23, 2007, H.T. Spiegel J. The parties had entered into a ...
Administrative law – Judicial review – Decisions reviewed – Arbitration and award – Arbitrators – Right to award costs – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Blackmore v. Strata Plan VR-274, [2004] B.C.J. No. 1719, British Columbia Supreme Court, August 20, 2004, Goepel J. An arbitrator appointed under the British Columbia Strata Property Act, S.B.C. 1998, c. ...
Administrative law – Labour law – Arbitrators – Appointment – Bias – Ministerial powers – Judicial review – Statutory powers – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness Canadian Union of Public Employees v. Ontario (Minister of Labour), [2003] S.C.J. No. 28, Supreme Court of Canada, May 16, 2003, McLachlin C.J. and Gonthier, Iaccobucci, Major, Bastarache, ...
Administrative law – Arbitration and award – Arbitrators – Judicial review – Reasonable apprehension of bias – Test A.T. Kearney Ltd. v. Harrison, [2003] O.J. No. 438, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, February 10, 2003, Lax J. Following a 26-day arbitration concerning a wrongful dismissal claim, the employer applied pursuant to the Arbitration Act, 1991 S.O. ...
Administrative law – Arbitration and award – Arbitrators – Judicial review – Bias Idowu v. York Condominium Corp. No. 128, [2002] O.J. No. 2102, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, May 21, 2002m Nordheimer J. Idowu owned three units in York Condominium. An issue arose as to whether Idowu was using these units as “rooming houses” contrary ...
Administrative law – Motor vehicle accidents – Arbitration and award – Arbitrators – Jurisdiction – Appeals – Leave to appeal – Test Maruna v. Lopatka, [2002] B.C.J. No. 1706, British Columbia Supreme Court, July 19, 2002, Brooke J. Lopatka was involved in four motor vehicle accidents. Pursuant to section 148 of the Regulations to the Insurance ...