Rankin and three other professional curlers were successful in their application for judicial review of the decisions of the Review Committee and the Appeal Committee of the Alberta Curling Federation (“ACF”). The Court held that the sanctions imposed were patently unreasonable and unsupported by reasons and should be set aside.
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Curling Federation – Disciplinary proceedings – Penalties – Suspension – Failure to provide reasons – Judicial review – Jurisdiction of court – Procedural requirements and fairness Rankin v. Alberta Curling Federation Appeals Committee, [2005] A.J. No. 1759, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, December 16, 2005, Germain J. Curling ...