Legally Speaking

Too Late, Too Bad – Statutory Appeal Timelines Matter

By Travis D. Payne & Liam J. Hynes The recent Newfoundland & Labrador Supreme Court decision in YBC Development Limited v. Town of Torbay has affirmed the position that statutory appeal timelines are not suggestions but definitive deadlines. In this case, the developer filed their appeal of a decision from the Eastern Newfoundland Regional Appeal …

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Challenges to administrative decisions not limited by the legislation

By: Shane R. Belbin and Frankie M. Leonard Outside of the Court process, decisions are regularly made in this province by administrative decision makers. After a decision is rendered, a party may wish to have that decision challenged in the Supreme Court of Newfoundland and Labrador. A recent decision of the Supreme Court of Canada …

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