by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Arbitration is intended to be an efficient non-judicial means for resolving disputes by a mutually acceptable third-party. It is not surprising, therefore, that the legislative framework for arbitrations provides only limited rights of appeal to the courts from an...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
David’s powerpoint from his presentation to the CBA Alberta Administrative Law North Section. It covers cases since Vavilov. CBA Admin Law Section June 2024
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Vavilov is the sixth attempt in 50 years by the Supreme Court of Canada to grapple with standards of review. The reasons in Vavilov are quite extensive, and provide a great deal of food for thought. The majority changes some of the previous approach to standards of...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
In December 2019, the Supreme Court of Canada rendered its much-anticipated decisions in the “trilogy” dealing with the scope of judicial review and the standard of review. These cases reformulated how standards of review are to be determined in both applications for...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Some of David Phillip Jones, Q.C.’s initial points about the SCC decision in Vavilov. This paper was delivered to the CBA North Administrative Law Section in May 2020. It will also identify areas which Vavilov does not deal with, or which bear watching for further...
