On November 8, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that Vavilov reasonableness applies where regulations and bylaws are challenged.
In Auer v Auer, 2024 SCC 36 and TransAlta Generation Partnership … Read More
The state seemingly has a place in the bedrooms of the nation after all, but only if you call that bedroom a club.
In Mills v Corporation of the City of … Read More
Alberta’s Municipal Government Act mandates that municipal councils hold public hearings before making decisions on certain matters.
Amongst other things, these include the disposition of certain types of land and amending … Read More
On March 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in Yatar v TD Insurance Meloche Monnex, 2024 SCC 8 (“Yatar”).
In Yatar, the Supreme Court confirmed that, even … Read More
Authors: Braeden Cornick, Helga Van Iderstine, K.C.
Often times, clients will engage a lawyer only after the first level of an administrative or arbitral decision has been levied against them.
Whether it’s a decision … Read More
The Manitoba Court of Appeal has ruled that a professional body may hear submissions on sentencing before a finding of misconduct of a professional member if the legislation and bylaws … Read More
The B.C. Court of Appeal recently ruled that the B.C. Supreme Court has the jurisdiction to not only enforce a settlement reached through the Human Rights Tribunal process, but also … Read More
In this recent case, the Manitoba Court of Appeal confirmed that sentencing principles apply in summary discipline mechanisms.
The Manitoba Court of Appeal’s decision, Thorkelson v. The College of Pharmacists of … Read More
A recent decision that found professional regulators in Alberta should bear most of the costs of disciplining members could have a wide-ranging impact on professional disciplinary proceedings across Canada.
On October … Read More
A statutory right to an appeal does not preclude the appellant from also seeking judicial review of the same decision in the same proceeding, according to a recent Manitoba Court … Read More
