The Council of Canadians with Disabilities v. Attorney General of BC court case challenges the “deemed consent” laws in the Mental Health Act and related legislation. “Deemed consent” means that the law says all involuntary patients have consented to any […]
All the key Judicial Review terms explained in one place.
1. What is Judicial Review?
2. Stay Applications
3. Administrative Tribunals
4. Glossary
5. The Basics of Patent Unreasonableness
6. The Basics of Procedural Fairness
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Please note, this […]
Written by Coral Lyster, Lawyer, SHARP Workplaces at Community Legal Assistance Society
International Day of Mourning Background
Community Legal Assistance Society or (“CLAS”) recognizes the National Day of Mourning which is observed every year in Canada on April 28th. The day […]
By Jennifer Khor, Supervising Lawyer & Project Manager, SHARP Workplaces
Today we celebrate International Women’s Day. The United Nations designated March 8th as International Women’s Day in 1975. First observed in 1911 to recognize women’s struggle for the right to […]
From Part 1 of our Intro to Judicial Review series, we learned that judicial reviews are a review by a judge of a decision by an administrative tribunal. But what is an administrative tribunal, and what kinds of decisions do they […]
Before you can go ahead with your judicial review, you may need to stop any action being taken on your administrative decision. In Part 2 of our “Intro to Judicial Review” blog series we explain when you might need to do […]
Welcome to “Intro to Judicial Review”, our blog series that provides a basic explanation of the main elements of judicial review. In Part 1, we answer the question – what is judicial review?
The Community Legal Assistance Society wants to know how the parties in the upcoming BC election will address the issues that matter most to our clients. We are asking questions about our five core areas of practice:
1. Housing Security
2. Income […]
Vancouver, Coast Salish Territories
Tenant advocates have received reports that some landlords have been barring access to occupants and/or guests in their rental buildings. This action is in direct contravention of section 30 (1)(b) of the Residential Tenancy Act (the “RTA”), […]
By Aleem Bharmal, QC, Human Rights Lawyer
Updated May 6, 2021
The BC Human Rights Clinic is representing an Indigenous mother in the case RR v Vancouver Aboriginal Child and Family Services Society (VACFSS) which is set to proceed to hearing at […]
