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Wewaykum Indian Band v. Canada

• 2003 SCC 45
  • Go to CanLII for full text

The above case is referenced within:

1. British Columbia Administrative Law Practice Manual (Current to: November 01 2020)
   • Chapter 3. Administrative Law Decision-making
     • IV. Limits on the Jurisdiction of Decision-makers [§3.10]
       • D. Common-law Limits [§3.14]
         • 2. Bias and Independence [§3.16]
   • Chapter 4. Impartiality and Independence
     • IV. The Law of Impartiality [§4.4]
       • A. Definition [§4.5]
       • C. The Canadian Test [§4.7]
         • 2. Discouraging Cheap Allegations: “Serious Grounds” Required [§4.9]
       • G. Even Where Expectations Are Highest the Test Must Be Applied Sensitively and Contextually [§4.15]
       • H. Contrast with the English Approach [§4.16]
       • J. Traditional Analytical Categories [§4.18]
         • 1. Financial or Economic Interest [§4.19]
         • 2. Current Employment, Contractual, or Other Association [§4.20]
         • 4. Previous Involvement with the Case as Counsel [§4.22]
         • 5. Friendship [§4.23]
     • V. Institutional Bias [§4.32]
       • E. Consequences of a Finding of Bias [§4.37]