The Appellant Attorney General unsuccessfully appealed the B.C. Supreme Court’s decision, which dismissed the Appellant’s Petition for judicial review. The Appellant’s Petition sought to quash a Commissioner’s decision that allowed him to inquire into the Appellant’s decision not to lay charges in connection with Mr. Paul Frank’s death. In its Petition, the Appellant also sought a declaration that, in the absence of evidence of bad faith, the principle of Crown immunity prevented a public inquiry into the Crown’s decision not to commence criminal proceedings in the Frank Paul matter.
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Government – Public inquiry – Judicial review – Applications – Crown immunity – Jurisdiction – Barristers and solicitors – Crown counsel – Solicitor-client privilege British Columbia (Ministry of Attorney General, Criminal Justice Branch) v. British Columbia (Commission of Inquiry into the Death of Frank Paul – Davies ...