Information About Administrative Law Matters

I have posted “Vavilov on the Road” to SSRN. Here is the abstract: In this paper, I draw attention to recent cases and issues arising from the Supreme Court of Canada’s 2019 reformulation of administrative law principles in Vavilov. These recent materials either confirm the direction of travel or re … Read more »

This is a guest post by Dr. Alyn James Johnson on the Supreme Court of Canada’s recent decision in Toronto (City) v. Ontario (Attorney General), 2021 SCC 34. In Toronto (City) v Ontario (Attorney General) (2021 SCC 34) [“City of Toronto”], the Supreme Court of Canada attempts to put a leash on the u … Read more »

There was some expectation that the Supreme Court of Canada would revisit the appellate standard of review in Northern Regional Health Authority v. Horrocks, 2021 SCC 42, a case about the competing jurisdictions of a labour arbitrator and human rights adjudicator. In both the leave materials and on … Read more »

This is the latest post in the series on the Kerr report, cross-posted from the Australian Public Law blog. In this post I provide an overview, from a barrister’s perspective, of the approach I am likely to take when asked for advice regarding a potential judicial review application in relation to a … Read more »

Thanks to the miracles of modern technology, I have spent the last 18 months travelling around Canada and the world from the comfort of my home in Ottawa. And I will be ‘travelling’ some more soon. For the launch of Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World (Oxford University Press, 2 … Read more »