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...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Last December, the Supreme Court of Canada heard three appeals to consider the nature and scope of judicial review of administrative action and addressing the standards of review set out in Dunsmuir and subsequent cases. In anticipation of the Supreme Court’s...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
These are the speaking notes from David Phillip Jones, Q.C.’s presentation to the NWT Law Society in June 2019. These speaking notes address two particular issues: a. conflicts which arise when a lawyer is acting for a corporation, and then the shareholders,...
