01Nov
2008

Recent Decisions of the Courts

Martin v. Vancouver (City) 2008 BCCA 197

This was the first judicial decision to consider the power of a BC municipal council to rescind the appointments of members of a board of variance. The Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the chambers judge that the members of a board of variance enjoy no security of tenure and are owed no procedural fairness duties and were not entitled to any notice prior to their dismissal.

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