Intro to JR: The Basics of Patent Unreasonableness
A judge on judicial review will only overturn a decision of an administrative tribunal if it contains very serious errors. How serious does the error have to be and where does patent unreasonableness fit [...]
Myths v Facts about the Deemed Consent Court Challenge
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 [...]
Intro to JR: Glossary of Terms
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 [...]
International Day of Mourning
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 [...]
Choose to Challenge Workplace Sexual Harassment for International Women’s 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 [...]
Intro to JR: Administrative Tribunals
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, [...]