Law Society of British Columbia v Trinity Western University

Constitutional law – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Freedom of conscience and religion – Interference with – Private religious university (TWU) sought accreditation for new law school from Canadian Federation of Law Societies – Law Society of British Columbia (LSBC) denying accreditation due to University’s code of conduct prohibiting sexual intimacy outside of traditional marriage – Judicial review of Law Society’s decision on grounds of breach of religious freedom – BC Court of Appeal found breach unreasonable – Law Society appealing – Whether Law Society decision reasonable within the Doré/Loyola administrative law framework giving deference to original decision-maker in accordance with decision maker’s expertise – Whether Law Society entitled to take into account admissions policy of law schools – Whether Law Society entitled to hold referendum of membership in considering approval of proposed law school – Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Part I of the Constitution Act 1982, being Schedule B to the Canada Act 1982 (UK), 1982, ch 11, preamble, ss 1, 2(a) – Legal Profession Act, SBC 1998, c 9, s 3, 13 – Law Society Rules, r 2-27

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