Category Archives: Administrative Law

For Shame: An Obvious and Fundamental Breach of Natural Justice by the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS)

Posted on January 19, 2016 by Jonnette Watson Hamilton

By: Jonnette Watson Hamilton PDF Version: For Shame: An Obvious and Fundamental Breach of Natural Justice by the Residential Tenancies Dispute Resolution Service (RTDRS) Case Commented On: Kerr v Coulombe, 2016 ABQB 11 (CanLII) A tenant, Gary Kerr, showed up … Continue reading →

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Court of Appeal Affords Deference to Alberta Securities Commission in Platinum Equities Case

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Court of Appeal Affords Deference to Alberta Securities Commission in Platinum Equities Case Case Commented On: Alberta (Securities Commission) v Chandran, 2015 ABCA 323 In February 2014 the Alberta Securities Commission found that Shariff Chandran … Continue reading →

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The Fundamentals of Tribunal Standing and Bootstrapping in Judicial Review

Posted on October 14, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: The Fundamentals of Tribunal Standing and Bootstrapping in Judicial Review Case Commented On: Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc., 2015 SCC 44 In Ontario (Energy Board) v Ontario Power Generation Inc. the Supreme … Continue reading →

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The Governor in Council Occasions Change and Delay in the National Energy Board’s Review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project: The Curious Case of PC 2015-1137

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Kirk Lambrecht, Q.C.

By: Kirk Lambrecht, Q.C. PDF Version: The Governor in Council Occasions Change and Delay in the National Energy Board’s Review of the Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion Project: The Curious Case of PC 2015-1137 Matter Commented On: Order in Council PC … Continue reading →

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Fundamental Legal Questions and Standard of Review in Alberta

Posted on July 20, 2015 by Shaun Fluker

By: Shaun Fluker PDF Version: Fundamental Legal Questions and Standard of Review in Alberta Case Commented On: Stewart v Elk Valley Coal Corporation, 2015 ABCA 225 The Court of Appeal has issued another strong statement on standard of review and … Continue reading →

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