by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
In addition to the cases noted in Part I of my annual paper, the following very recent decision by the Supreme Court of Canada also deserves comment. Edmonton (City) v. Edmonton East (Capilano) Shopping Centres Limited 2016 SCC 47 On 4 November 2016, a sharply divided...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
The most interesting administrative law decisions of the past year once again highlight the increasingly complex standards of review analysis and the disagreement amongst the judiciary about which standards apply and how to apply them. Other important decisions...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Although there haven’t been any seismic shifts in administrative law this past year, there have been quite a few decisions which are worthy of note. Many of these decisions continue to work out how to determine—and apply—the applicable standard of review....
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Mr. Justice Stratas of the Federal Court of Appeal recently described administrative law asa machine that… has many moving parts, the interrelationship of which often is not understood…. And the role of courts in administrative law as… mediat[ing] the clashes by...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
The past year has once again seen a considerable number of decisions which highlight the complexities of administrative law. The most noteworthy decisions are three decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada—one dealing with standards of review, one dealing with...
