The Court quashed a Tribunal decision finding that a representative of the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association (“DVBIA”) had breached confidentiality by making statements to the media after a settlement meeting

27. July 2010 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Tribunal – Practice and procedure – Settlement offers – Confidentiality – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Judicial review – Privileged communications –  Evidence – Disclosure – Mootness – Standard of review – Correctness Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Assn. v. Pivot Legal Society, [2010] B.C.J. No. ...

Losenno’s appeal from the dismissal of his application for judicial review of a Human Rights Commission decision not to refer Losenno’s complaint about his former employer to a Board of Inquiry was dismissed where the court found the Commission’s decision was not patently unreasonable

27. December 2005 0
Administrative law – Human rights complaints – Discrimination – Disability – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Human Rights Commission – Jurisdiction – Settlement offers – Effect of – Refusal to refer to Board of Inquiry – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Patent unreasonableness Losenno v. Ontario (Human Rights Commission), [2005] O.J. No. ...