Appeal from a decision of Winnipeg Taxicab Board refusing to reinstate licence on the basis of hearsay evidence and opinion evidence as to credibility

22. July 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Taxi licence appeal board – Permits and licences – Investigations – Judicial review – Hearsay Evidence – admissibility – Credibility – Natural justice – Failure to provide reasons Gidda v. Taxicab Board, [2014] M.J. No. 160, 2014 MBCA 58, Manitoba Court of Appeal, June 6, 2014, H.C. ...

A taxi driver applied for judicial review of the License Appeal Board’s decision upholding the suspension of his taxi driver’s licence and the revocation of his taxi plates. The Court allowed the application on the basis that the City’s Chief Taxi Inspector had not properly submitted his decision to the Taxi Commission for review, which caused the License Appeal Board to lose jurisdiction. The Board had also failed in its duty to follow a rigorous procedure and provide a high degree of fairness.

22. August 2006 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Permits and licences – Taxi Licence Appeal Board – Judicial review – Jurisdiction of tribunal – Procedural requirements and fairness – Evidence – Standard of review – Correctness – Remedies – Certiorari Barr v. Calgary (City), [2006] A.J. No. 701, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, February 3, 2006, Coutu ...