Can a civil action challenge an administrative decision?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cimaco International Sales, Inc. v. British Columbia (Attorney General), 2010 BCCA 342 (CanLII):
The Province conceded in its submissions that it is not an invariable rule that a civil action cannot challenge an administrative decision. See, for example, TeleZone v. Canada, 2008 ONCA 892, 94 O.R. (3d) 19, leave to appeal to the S.C.C. granted, appeal heard 20 and 21 January 2010.
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