Author Archives: Shaun Fluker

About Shaun Fluker

B.Comm. (Alberta), LL.B. (Victoria), LL.M. (Calgary). Associate Professor. Please click here for more information.

Proportional Sentencing for Impaired Driving Causing Death: The Tragic Death of Brandon Thomas

Posted on February 5, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Proportional Sentencing for Impaired Driving Causing Death: The Tragic Death of Brandon Thomas Case Commented On: R v Gibson, 2015 ABCA 41 On the evening of December 6, 2012, Ryan Gibson was intoxicated and driving … Continue reading →

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Some Thoughts on the Presumption of Deference under the Dunsmuir Framework in Substantive Judicial Review

Posted on January 12, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Some Thoughts on the Presumption of Deference under the Dunsmuir Framework in Substantive Judicial Review Case Commented On: Alberta Treasury Branches v Alberta Union of Provincial Employees, 2014 ABQB 737 This is a run-of-the-mill judicial … Continue reading →

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Ernst v Alberta Environment: The Gatekeeper Refuses to Strike or Grant Summary Judgment

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Ernst v Alberta Environment: The Gatekeeper Refuses to Strike or Grant Summary Judgment Case Commented On: Ernst v Alberta Environment, 2014 ABQB 672 This short comment adds to the recent posts on ABlawg by Professor … Continue reading →

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Ernst v Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board): The gatekeeper is alive and well

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Ernst v Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board): The gatekeeper is alive and well Case Commented On: Ernst v Alberta (Energy Resources Conservation Board), 2014 ABCA 285 This comment adds to the earlier post by Martin … Continue reading →

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Divergence at the Court of Appeal on What Amounts to Unreasonable Decision-making

Posted on October 9, 2014 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Divergence at the Court of Appeal on What Amounts to Unreasonable Decision-making Case Commented On: Hunter v College of Physicians & Surgeons of Alberta, 2014 ABCA 262 In this judgment the Court of Appeal reviews … Continue reading →

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