Zodiac Pub Ltd. v. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (B.C.), 2004 BCSC 96

• Judge: Blair, J.
• Court: Supreme Court of British Columbia (Canada)
• Case Date: December 02, 2003
• Jurisdiction: British Columbia
• Citations: 2004 BCSC 96;[2004] B.C.T.C. 96 (SC)

Zodiac Pub Ltd. v. Liquor Control, [2004] B.C.T.C. 96 (SC)

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Temp. Cite: [2004] B.C.T.C. TBEd. FE.079

In The Matter Of the Judicial Review Procedure Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 241

Zodiac Pub Ltd. doing business as Zodiac Neighbourhood Pub (petitioner) v. General Manager Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (respondent)

(35172; 2004 BCSC 96)

Indexed As: Zodiac Pub Ltd. v. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (B.C.)

British Columbia Supreme Court

Kamloops

Blair, J.

January 23, 2004.

Summary:

This headnote contains no summary.

Administrative Law - Topic 3202

Judicial review - General - Scope or standard of review - See paragraphs 6 to 17.

Liquor Control - Topic 3555

Offences and penalties - Sale - Sale to intoxicated person - See paragraphs 18 to 40.

Liquor Control - Topic 5124

Practice - Evidence and proof - Onus or standard of proof - See paragraphs 18 to 40.

Cases Noticed:

Baker v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1999] 2 S.C.R. 817; 243 N.R. 22; 174 D.L.R.(4th) 193, refd to. [para. 6].

Director of Investigation and Research, Competition Act v. Southam Inc. et al., [1997] 1 S.C.R. 748; 209 N.R. 20; 144 D.L.R.(4th) 1, refd to. [para. 6].

Ryan v. Law Society of New Brunswick (2003), 302 N.R. 1; 257 N.B.R.(2d) 207; 674 A.P.R. 207 (S.C.C.), refd to. [para. 6].

Dr. Q., Re, [2003] 1 S.C.R. 226; 302 N.R. 34; 179 B.C.A.C. 170; 295 W.A.C. 170, refd to. [para. 6].

Pushpanathan v. Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration), [1998] 1 S.C.R. 982, addendum [1998] 1 S.C.R. 1222; 226 N.R. 201; 160 D.L.R.(4th) 193, refd to. [para. 7].

Whistler Mountain Ski Corp. v. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (B.C.) (2002), 171 B.C.A.C. 231; 280 W.A.C. 231; 2002 BCCA 426, refd to. [para. 18].

Calais Investments Ltd. v. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (B.C.) (1996), 81 B.C.A.C. 309; 132 W.A.C. 309 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].

Mohammed et al. v. Liquor Control and Licensing Branch (B.C.) et al. (1994), 51 B.C.A.C. 62; 84 W.A.C. 62 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 19].

Jory v. College of Physicians and Surgeons (B.C.), [1985] B.C.J. No. 320 (S.C.), refd to. [para. 22].

B.S. v. Director of Child, Family and Community Services (B.C.) (1998), 107 B.C.A.C. 87; 174 W.A.C. 87; 160 D.L.R.(4th) 264 (C.A.), refd to. [para. 23].

Statutes Noticed:

Liquor Control and Licensing Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 267, sect. 20 [para. 3]; sect. 43(2)(b) [para. 2].

Counsel:

J.B. Carter and L.A. Schneider, for the petitioner;

L.R. Greathead, for the respondent.

This case was heard in Chambers, on December 2, 2003, before Blair, J., of the British Columbia Supreme Court, who delivered the following decision on January 23, 2004.

Please note: The following judgment has not been edited.