The UK launch of Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World (OUP, 2021) takes place tomorrow, at 5pm GMT. With the clocks already having gone back in the British Isles, this is 1pm EST. You can sign up here. Justice Gerard Hogan (Irish Supreme Court), Professor Joanna Bell (Oxford) and Professor Alison Young (Cambridge) […] Read more
Many months ago I promised a third post on the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in References re Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act, 2021 SCC 11. I would like to say I am saving the best for last but really I am saving the easiest for last: having tackled the separation of powers and judicial […] Read more
I am working on a paper (for the International Academy of Comparative Law) on Canada’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, from a public law perspective. As I have written previously, it is settled law in Canada that legislatures can make broad delegations of authority to administrative decision-makers, including delegations to address public health crises. A […] Read more
I am happy to say the fourth edition of Administrative Law in Context has hit the shelves. I was lucky enough to be asked to fill Lorne Sossin’s sizeable shoes as Colleen Flood’s co-editor and to work with a wonderful roster of contributors (adding Alexandra Flynn, Jennifer Raso and Martine Valois). There are new chapters […] Read more
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 require slight adjustments to keep things […] 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 use of […] 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 the merits, the case was presented as […] 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 Commonwealth administrative decision. […] 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, 2021), the Centre for […] Read more
I am happy to say that Understanding Administrative Law in the Common Law World (Oxford University Press, 2021) is now available for purchase from (as they say) all good book stores. To whet the appetite, I have made the first chapter available for free on SSRN: This book has three goals: to enhance understanding of […] Read more