Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26
| Jurisdiction | Federal Jurisdiction (Canada) |
| Judge | McLachlin, Beverley; Abella, Rosalie Silberman; Moldaver, Michael J.; Karakatsanis, Andromache; Wagner, Richard; Gascon, Clément; Côté, Suzanne; Brown, Russell; Rowe, Malcolm |
| Citation | 2018 SCC 26 |
| Date | 31 May 2018 |
| Court | Supreme Court (Canada) |
| Docket Number | 37273 |
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136 practice notes
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Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya,
...modern doctrine of justiciability recognized by this Court in Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 SCR 750. It is to that doctrine which I now turn. B. Justiciability of international law questions in Canada 294. Justiciability is ......
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
...Co. (1995), 135 Sask. R. 254, var’d (1995), 137 Sask. R. 238; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Knox v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2007 ABCA 295, 422 A.R. 29; R. v. National Joint Council for the Craft of Dental T......
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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral v. Aga,
...Applied: Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750 ; considered: Senez v. Montreal Real Estate Board, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 555 ; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165 ; Hofer v. Hofer, ......
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Karahalios v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2020 ONSC 3145
...v. Hillier (2001), 53 O.R. (3d) 550 at para. 13 (C.A.). [19] Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26. [20] Bell v. Civil Air Search and Rescue Assn., 2018 MBCA 96; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 ......
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109 cases
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Nevsun Resources Ltd v Araya,
...modern doctrine of justiciability recognized by this Court in Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 SCR 750. It is to that doctrine which I now turn. B. Justiciability of international law questions in Canada 294. Justiciability is ......
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Uber Technologies Inc. v. Heller, 2020 SCC 16
...Co. (1995), 135 Sask. R. 254, var’d (1995), 137 Sask. R. 238; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750; Knox v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2007 ABCA 295, 422 A.R. 29; R. v. National Joint Council for the Craft of Dental T......
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Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church of Canada St. Mary Cathedral v. Aga,
...Applied: Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, [2018] 1 S.C.R. 750 ; considered: Senez v. Montreal Real Estate Board, [1980] 2 S.C.R. 555 ; Lakeside Colony of Hutterian Brethren v. Hofer, [1992] 3 S.C.R. 165 ; Hofer v. Hofer, ......
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Karahalios v. Conservative Party of Canada, 2020 ONSC 3145
...v. Hillier (2001), 53 O.R. (3d) 550 at para. 13 (C.A.). [19] Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26. [20] Bell v. Civil Air Search and Rescue Assn., 2018 MBCA 96; Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 ......
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13 firm's commentaries
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Court Of Appeal Summaries (January 6 January 10, 2020)
...s2(a), Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C43, s134(1)(a), Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26, Ahenakew et al. v MacKay et al. (2004), 71 O.R. (3d) 130 (CA) Clarke v Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada , 2020 ONCA 11 Keywords: Contracts, I......
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Closing the door on judicial review of private entities
...of Canada confirmed this conclusion in its decision in Judicial Committee of the Highwood Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v Wall, 2018 SCC 26. The Supreme Court held that, because a voluntary association is not exercising statutory authority, its decisions cannot be judicially reviewed.......
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Closing The Door On Judicial Review Of Private Entities: A Comment On Judicial Committee Of The Highwood Congregation Of Jehovah's Witnesses V Wall
...of Canada confirmed this conclusion in its decision in Judicial Committee of the Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v Wall, 2018 SCC 26. The Supreme Court held that, because a voluntary association is not exercising statutory authority, its decisions cannot be judicially reviewed.......
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Election For President Of Association Declared Invalid
...to review the decisions of a voluntary association. Based on Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v. Wall, 2018 SCC 26, for the Court to assume jurisdiction the applicant was required to show that there was an underlying legal right at stake, such as a contractu......
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9 books & journal articles
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NEVSUN, ATLANTIC LOTTERY, AND THE IMPLICATIONS OR THE 2020 SUPREME COURT OF CANADA MOTION TO STRIKE DECISIONS ON ACCESS TO JUSTICE AND THE RULE OF LAW.
...legal standards are at play). See also the decision of Rowe J in Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26 at para 38 (noting the incompetence of courts to determine whether a procedure prescribed in the Gospel of Matthew was (68) Frequently defen......
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LET OUR LIVING TREE GROW: BEYOND NON-JUSTICIABILITY FOR THE ADJUDICATION OF WICKED PROBLEMS.
...United States and Canada" (2018) 49 VUWLR 315 at 331-332. (72) Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26 at para 34 (73) Sossin, Boundaries of Judicial Review, supra note 6 at 7. (74) Ibid. (75) See David Wiseman, "The Charter and Poverty: Beyond ......
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The Boundaries of Judicial Review Since Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses v. Wall.
...research assistance. Thanks also to Mary Liston for comments on a previous draft, and to two anonymous reviewers. Mistakes are mine. (1.) 2018 SCC 26 at para 13 (2.) Ibid at para 14. (3.) See Paul Daly, "Right and Wrong on the Scope of Judicial Review: Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Wit......
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THE LIMITS OF THE DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.
...(57) See Operation Dismantle, supra note 55 at 457-58. (58) Highwood Congregation of Jehovah's Witnesses (Judicial Committee) v Wall, 2018 SCC 26 at para 33 [Highwood], quoting Lorne M Sossin, Boundaries of Judicial Review: The Law of Justiciability in Canada, 2nd ed (Toronto: Carswell, 201......
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