by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
The past year has seen a considerable number of administrative law decisions. Most of the significant decisions have come in the area of standards of review, a concept which is continuing to attract judges’ attention, discussion and disagreement. Another important...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
It seems appropriate to begin this year’s paper with the following judicial observation: “The process for judicial review of the decisions of administrative tribunals is among the most difficult of common law creations to rationalize and apply. The criteria for...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
The goal of this paper is to highlight significant developments in administrative law over the past year. The Supreme Court of Canada has not issued any earth-shaking or concept-changing administrative law decisions during the last year. Although there are still a...
by David Phillip Jones, K.C.
Like in previous years, this paper highlights significant developments in administrative law over the past year. Decisions of the Supreme Court of Canada, provincial appeal courts and other noteworthy judicial and legislative trends will be identified in an attempt to...