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Archive for March 17th, 2008

Dunsmuir – Plus ça change

On Friday, March 7, 2008, the Supreme Court released Dunsmuir v. New Brunswick (2008 SCC 9), a stark reversal of the last decade of administrative law jurisprudence on the issue of the standard of review. This decision, while undoubtedly a landmark judgment, may change little about how courts review administrative action. I explore the reasons [...]