The Court ordered that a de novo hearing by the Director of Companies (Manitoba) involving fresh evidence was required for accountability and for justice to be seen to be done and further that no costs should be ordered against either the Director or the respondent either by the Court of Appeal or the lower court

25. October 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Director of Companies Office – Business names – Hearings – Hearing de novo – Judicial review – Failure to provide reasons – Costs Brian Neil Friesen Dental Corp. v. Director of Companies (Manitoba), [2011] M.J. No. 268, 2011 MBCA 71, Manitoba Court of Appeal, August 26, 2011, ...

An appeal to the court pursuant to the Business Names Registration Act is a review on the record rather than a hearing de novo

22. March 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Director of Companies Office – Business names – Registration – Appeal process – Hearing de novo – Judicial review – Appeals – Compliance with legislation Brian Neil Friesen Dental Corp. v. Director of Companies Office (Manitoba), [2011] M.J. No. 50, 2011 MBCA 20, Manitoba Court of Appeal, ...