12th Annual National Forum: Administrative Law and Practice

Ranjan Agarwal presents the session, "Trinity Western Redux," at the 12th Annual National Forum: Administrative Law & Practice at Osgoode Professional Development in Toronto, ON. The ongoing litigation surrounding Trinity Western University’s proposal to open a law school, in light of the University’s mandatory Covenant which bars students from intimate sexual relationships outside of heterosexual marriage as a condition of admission, features several important administrative law issues, including: The role of Law Societies in regulating university based JD programs; The delegated authority of the Federation of Law Societies of Canada; and The application of Charter values to Law Society discretionary decision-making. With several provincial Courts of Appeal weighing in with different approaches and outcomes, TWU is almost certainly heading to the Supreme Court. This panel will examine the dynamics and implications of this litigation and how it is likely to affect the development of Canadian administrative law.