Recent Trends in Administrative Law - Western Provincial Update

21.7.09
Ron A. Skolrood

This paper addresses two different emerging issues or trends in administrative law: (1) an increasing British Columbia tendency to apply the public interest standing test in a restrictive manner that imposes new burdens on those seeking standing; and (2) the role of appellate tribunals and the standard of review applicable to the process and decision of a first level decision-maker.