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Administrative law 2025 BCSC 1534

Uber Canada Inc. v. Vancouver (City)

The court held Vancouver’s TNS permit bylaw unreasonable and invalid because it effectively regulated vehicle supply and rates, contrary to provincial limits.

  • Ultra vires
  • Permits and fees
  • Transportation network services
  • Tolls
  • Bylaw validity
  • Delegation of authority
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Administrative law 2023 BCSC 2345

UTA Truckers Society of British Columbia v. British Columbia Container Trucking Commissioner

The court dismissed an interim injunction sought in a judicial review of BC container truck tag decisions, finding a fair issue but no strong irreparable harm and the balance of convenience against relief.

  • Interim injunctions
  • Judicial review
  • Truck tag management policy
  • Public interest
  • Regulatory deference
  • Standing and timeliness
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Administrative law 2023 BCSC 1331

GRL Freightways Ltd. v. The British Columbia Container Trucking Commissioner

The court dismissed GRL Freightways Ltd.’s application for an interlocutory stay of the Commissioner’s tag-cancellation decision, finding no irreparable harm and that the balance of convenience favored enforcement.

  • Interlocutory stay
  • Standard of review
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
  • Public interest
  • Licence/tag cancellation
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Administrative law 2020 BCSC 162

Yellow Cab Company Ltd. v. Passenger Transportation Board

The court dismissed a stay application against Passenger Transportation Board decisions granting Uber and Lyft TNS licences, finding no strong case, no irreparable harm, and balance of convenience in favour of the Board.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Fettering of discretion
  • Standard of review
  • Patent unreasonableness
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
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Administrative law 2014 BCSC 2359

CK Auto Services Ltd. v. British Columbia (Attorney General)

Judicial review dismissed. The Court upheld the Director’s reconsideration decision, finding no unreasonable error, bias, or material procedural unfairness in the CVSE cancellation process.

  • Show cause hearing
  • License cancellation
  • Standard of review
  • Reasonableness
  • Evidentiary issues
  • Judicial-review
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Administrative law 2013 BCSC 1166

Black Top Cabs v. Passenger Transportation Board

The court granted a conditional stay of Passenger Transportation Board decisions allowing temporary taxi permits, pending judicial review, on the RJR-MacDonald test.

  • Stay application
  • Temporary operating permits
  • Taxi licensing
  • Irreparable harm
  • Balance of convenience
  • Stay-application
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Administrative law 2011 BCSC 710

Johal v. Surrey (City)

The court held Surrey Council had to give reasons when upholding the refusal of a chauffeur’s permit and remitted the matter for adequate reasons.

  • Reasonableness standard
  • Procedural fairness
  • Duty to give reasons
  • Delegation of authority
  • Permits and licensing
  • Remedies (mandamus, certiorari, remittal)
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Criminal law 2007 BCSC 1910

R. v. Broadwith

The court acquitted Benjamin Broadwith of criminal negligence causing death and dangerous operation of a vessel after the Quintana Roo capsized and killed one passenger.

  • Criminal negligence causing death
  • Dangerous operation of a vessel
  • Standard of care (objective)
  • Causation
  • Credibility of witnesses
  • Criminal-negligence
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Administrative law 2007 FCA 211

Nanaimo Port Authority v. Canada (Transportation)

The Court upheld the Agency's interpretation and finding that the NPA's passenger-fee tariff produced unjust discrimination because it created undue preference and disadvantage between direct competitors; the Agency's factual findings were not patently unreasonable and its law-mixed interpretation was reasonable, and while the NPA may adopt cost-based commercial tariffs it cannot maintain passenger-volume fees that discriminate among competing carriers.

  • Unjust discrimination
  • Port fees and tariffs
  • Standard of review
  • Canada marine act interpretation
  • Competitive neutrality
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Administrative law 2007 FC 129

Sierra Fox Inc. v. Canada (Transport)

The Federal Court set aside a Transport Minister reconsideration decision, finding procedural fairness was breached and the matter had to be reconsidered anew.

  • Procedural fairness
  • Natural justice
  • Reconsideration
  • Hearsay evidence
  • Certificate of airworthiness
  • Suspension of aviation document
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