Administrative Law Conference 2019


Course Date: November 28, 2019

Full Course Materials
Total: 5h 34min
Total Ethics: 1h

Welcome and Land Acknowledgement

Frank A.V. Falzon, QC Frank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. Miller BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

Opening Address

The Honourable Justice David W. StratasFederal Court of Appeal, Ottawa

Year in Review: Administrative Law in the Supreme Court of Canada

  • continued disagreement on Canadian courts about the basics of administrative law
  • the Supreme Court's administrative law trilogy: where are we now?
  • Canadian approaches viewed against international trends
  • collateral challenges and Charter rights: which forum, when and why?
  • legal frameworks for pan-Canadian regulation: public law and the public interest

Paul DalyUniversity Research Chair in Administrative Law & Governance, University of Ottawa, Ottawa

Break

Year in Review: British Columbia Case Law

  • recent developments of interest in BC administrative law jurisprudence
  • topics will cover both substantive and procedural developments
  • recent Supreme Court of Canada decisions from the perspective of their implications for BC administrative law

Katie Webber  Legal Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria
Karrie A. WolfeLegal Counsel, Ministry of Attorney General, Victoria

Networking Lunch (Provided)

The Current State of Standard of Review

  • why should we care?
  • the latest cases and approaches
  • are we going forward or backward?
  • where might we be in 10 years
  • practical tips to surmount any chaos and uncertainty

The Honourable Justice David W. StratasFederal Court of Appeal, Ottawa

Judicial Review Practice Issues

  • filing the record of the proceeding
  • controlling the process effectively
  • settling a judicial review
  • dealing with self-represented parties

Katherine A. Hardie  BC Human Rights Tribunal, Vancouver
Timothy J. Martiniuk  Workers’ Compensation Appeal Tribunal, Richmond

Break

Panel Discussion and Debate on What's New and Controversial in Administrative Law

The Honourable Justice David W. StratasFederal Court of Appeal, Ottawa
Paul DalyUniversity Research Chair in Administrative Law & Governance, University of Ottawa, Ottawa
Frank A.V. Falzon, QC Frank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. Miller BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver

Closing Remarks

Frank A.V. Falzon, QC —Frank A.V. Falzon Law Corporation, Victoria
Elena F. Miller —BC Labour Relations Board, Vancouver