A professor’s application for judicial review of university’s decision to waive academic requirements for a disabled student was denied on the ground that the professor did not have public or private interest in the matter

27. September 2011 0
Administrataive law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – University Committees – Universities – Students – Duty to accommodate – Assessment of grades – review – Parties – Standing – Jurisdiction Lukacs v. Doering, 2011 MBQB 203, [2011] M.J. No. 264, Manitoba Court of Queen’s Bench, August 25, 2011, D.J. McCawley J. The University of Manitoba ...

A medical student was unsuccesful in his application for the prerogative writ of certiorari as it is only available to a student who has been denied natural justice in the course of academic examinations

22. March 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – University Committees – Rules and by-laws – Universities – Students – Assessment of grades – Judicial review – Jurisdiction – Procedural requirements and fairness – Remedies – Certiorari Sahi v. University of Saskatchewan, [2011] S.J. No. 59, 2011 SKQB 49, Saskatchewan Court of Queen’s Bench, January 28, ...

Two students successfully sought judicial review for a decision made by the University of Calgary’s General Faculties Council Review Committee (“Review Committee”) that placed the applicants, twin brothers and undergraduate students at the University of Calgary (the “University”), on probation for non-academic misconduct for posting negative comments on Facebook about a professor. The Court found that the applicants s. 2(b) Charter rights to free expression were infringed by the decision and not justified under s. 1 of the Charter. The Court further found that the Review Committee’s reasons were inadequate as they did not disclose the rational for its decision but simply stated a conclusion.

23. November 2010 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – University Committees – Universities – Student discipline – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of expression – Internet – Social media – Judicial review – Failure to provide reasons Pridgen v. University of Calgary, [2010] A.J. No. 1181, 2010 ABQB 644, Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench, ...