Administrative

Supreme Court clarifies test and remedies for abusive delay

In Law Society of Saskatchewan v. Abrametz, 2022 SCC 29, the Supreme Court of Canada clarified the test for when administrative delay will amount to an abuse of process, and the circumstances when remedies short of a stay of proceedings will be appropriate. In doing so, the Court emphasized deference to professional regulators in their assessment of the relevant factors.

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Written by: Sara Hanson

The Parent obo the Child v The School District, 2019 BCSC 659

A link to the decision can be found here.

Moore Edgar Lyster recently represented the successful parent in The Parent obo the Child v The School District, 2019 BCSC 659, in which the BC Supreme Court set aside a decision of the BC Human Rights Tribunal dismissing the parent’s human rights complaint after finding that it was filed outside the then six-month timeline under s. 22 of the BC Human Rights Code.