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What Happens After the Cap Kicks in

  • April 10, 2015
  • S. Ronald Ellis, Q.C.

The Society of Ontario Adjudicators and Regulators (SOAR) has now published its study of the Ontario government’s new 10-year limit on the years of service that members of the Province's adjudicative tribunals will be allowed to serve and of the near-term implications of that policy. Ron Ellis notes, "It is apparent from the SOAR study that if the government persists in the implementation of its cap policy, large elements of the administrative justice system will be effectively broken."

Administrative Law

Administrative Law Break Out Session ‘Exploring the Growth of Active Adjudication'

  • March 20, 2015
  • Horace Josephs

The room holding OBA Institute 2015's administrative law session - ‘Exploring the Growth of Active Adjudication’ - was a busy place! The lively discussion encompassed the principles of active adjudication and practical implications of its use, with insight from the academic, tribunal and practitioner perspectives.

Administrative Law

Caselaw Update

  • February 09, 2015
  • Avril Dymond

Recent decisions from the Supreme Court of Canada, Federal Court of Appeal, Ontario Court of Appeal and Divisional Court are summarized in 60 case digests.

Administrative Law

What an Ombudsman Can Do for You and Your Client

  • January 14, 2015
  • Soussanna Karas

On November 25, 2014, Women Lawyers Forum in association with the Administrative and Public Sector Lawyers Sections of OBA, presented a program “What an Ombudsman Can Do for You and Your Client”. Chaired by Sara Gottlieb, lawyer from the Office of the Ombudsman of Ontario and Sheryl Smolkin, Lawyer and Journalist, the program had a packed agenda and an esteemed panel of speakers.

Administrative Law

2014 Annual Update on Judicial Review

  • December 05, 2014
  • Lisa Ostrom

After the success of last year’s annual review of remarkable judicial review decisions, Justice David Stratas and Professor Paul Daly agreed to return for another discussion on the most notable judicial reviews of 2014. Much like last year’s program, this year’s event provided valuable insights into the ways in which the jurisprudence in this area of law is continuing to evolve post Dunsmuir.

Administrative Law

Can’t We All Get Along?: A Federal and Provincial Tribunal as Part of Securities Reform

  • November 14, 2014
  • Ke-Jia Chong and Adam D.H. Chisholm

The latest attempt at reforming the regulatory system governing Canada’s capital markets involves a cooperative approach between some Provincial Governments and the Federal Government. This Cooperative Capital Markets Regulatory System has administrative law implications. Among other things, it will create a tribunal that will administer both federal and provincial legislation.

Administrative Law

Municipal Conflicts of Interest: What are they and how do we deal with them?

  • October 03, 2014
  • Farah Malik

In April 2014, the OBA’s Administrative Law Section, in conjunction with the Municipal Law Section, presented a dinner program entitled “Municipals Conflicts of Interest Update.” The program canvassed the law intended to prevent the private interests of members of municipal councils and local boards from interfering with their public duties.

Administrative Law

Is it Correct to Defer?

  • July 11, 2014
  • Adam D.H. Chisholm and Jared Grossman

The article reviews the most recent decisions of the Federal Court of Appeal and while posing the question whether "Deferential Correctness is a new Third Standard".

Administrative Law