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Supreme Court of Canada Revisiting Judicial Review Principles Addressed in Dunsmuir

  • June 12, 2018
  • Christopher Wirth and Sakshi Chadha

The Supreme Court of Canada has recently granted leave to appeal from the decisions in Bell Canada v. Canada/ National Football League v. Canada, 2017 FCA 249 and Vavilov v. Canada, 2017 FCA 132 and, in so doing, advised that it will hear these three appeals together in order to reconsider the nature and scope of judicial review of administrative decision-makers addressed in Dunsmuir and subsequent cases and has specifically directed the parties to address the question of standard of review.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES SHOULD BE RAISED PRIOR TO SEEKING JUDICIAL REVIEW

  • March 16, 2018
  • Christopher Wirth (Partner), Maneet Sadhra (Articling Student), Keel Cottrelle LLP

In Denton v. British Columbia (Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal), 2017 BCCA 403, the British Columbia Court of Appeal ("Court of Appeal") has confirmed that generally speaking, constitutional issues should not be raised for the first time on judicial review as they should be first considered in the context of a developed record.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

Administrative and Regulatory Case Review

  • November 20, 2017
  • Stockwoods LLP

Summaries of recent decisions discussed in the Stockwoods LLP Administrative & Regulatory Law Case Review newsletter.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

Paul Daly on getting lost in description

  • July 04, 2017

In the latest volume of the Canadian Bar Review, which examines the legacy of the former Supreme Court Justice Louis LeBel, Paul Daly explores the limits of language in administrative law, and LeBel’s role in clarifying our understanding of judicial review. CBA National sat down with the senior lecturer in public law at the University of Cambridge to ask him about why descriptive language in law can be more of burden than help.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

Executive Orders in Canada

  • May 09, 2017
  • William Lee

In recent months, President Trump and his administration have issued a number of executive orders relating to immigration and travel bans in the United States. Since their issuance, these executive orders have received varying responses from many communities in the United States, including the judiciary. In light of the attention given to President Trump’s use of executive orders in the United States, this article seeks to provide a brief discussion of how executive orders are used in Canada.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

Keeping up Appearances: Parties, Interveners and Experts in Administrative Proceedings

  • February 24, 2017
  • Robin Bates

On February 9, 2017, a group of administrative lawyers and attendees gathered for a sold out half-day program about public interest interveners, tribunal standing, and experts in administrative proceedings. The program was part of the Ontario Bar Association’s Institute 2017 and was chaired by Diane Janisse, of the Legal Aid Ontario Clinic Resource Office, and Christopher Wirth, of Keel Cottrelle LLP.

Administrative Law, Student Forum

Edmonton East: Revisiting the Presumption of Tribunal Expertise

  • January 31, 2017
  • Heather MacIvor

This is one of two companion pieces on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Ltd. authored exclusively for the OBA. This article focuses on the Supreme Court's treatment of the presumption of expertise afforded to tribunals.

Administrative Law, Student Forum