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Words, words, words … are not enough to constitute reasons. The Alberta Court of Appeal puts administrative decision makers on notice in recent judicial review case

By Laurie Livingstone and David P. Konkin
October 21, 2022
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In the recently released decision of Cavendish Farms Corporation v. Lethbridge (City)[1], the Alberta Court of Appeal allowed an appeal from an application for judicial review and ordered a municipal assessment board to hold a new hearing because the reasons for decision it issued were “very sparse,” did “little to illuminate the reasoning process that led to the conclusion reached,” and “failed to reveal a rational chain of analysis” that led to the decision.[2]

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[1] 2022 ABCA, 312 (Cavendish Farms).

[2] Cavendish Farms at paras. 25 and 30.

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Laurie Livingstone

About Laurie Livingstone

Laurie Livingstone (She/Her/Hers) is a partner in the Litigation and Dispute Resolution group and practices in both Alberta and Ontario. Her practice focuses on administrative law, appellate advocacy, and complex commercial litigation.

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David P. Konkin

About David P. Konkin

David is an associate in Dentons’ Litigation and Dispute Resolution practice group, focusing on all manner of business-related litigation including commercial and corporate disputes, regulatory appeals, fraud and anti-corruption/bribery. David also provides advice on litigation related aspects of large transactions.

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