Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia
Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 143 is the first Supreme Court of Canada case to deal with section 15 (equality rights) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In the case the court outlined a test, sometimes called the Andrews test to determine if there has been a prima facie violation of equality rights. This case expanded the application of s.15 of the Charter by adding analogous grounds for discrimination to the extant enumerated grounds.
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Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia
Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia, [1989] 1 SCR 143 is the first Supreme Court of Canada case to deal with section 15 (equality rights) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. In the case the court outlined a test, sometimes called the Andrews test to determine if there has been a prima facie violation of equality rights. This case expanded the application of s.15 of the Charter by adding analogous grounds for discrimination to the extant enumerated grounds.
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Andrews v Law Society of Briti ...... the extant enumerated grounds.
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Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia
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[1989] 1 S.C.R. 143
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1989-02-02
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The Law Society of British Col ...... s and Gorel Elizabeth Kinersly
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Judgment for Andrews and Kinersly in the Court of Appeal for British Columbia.
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Dickson C.J. and L'Heureux-Dubé JJ.
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Beetz, Estley, and Le Dain JJ.
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A rule which bars an entire cl ...... fringes s. 15 equality rights.
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Appeal dismissed
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Andrews v Law Society of Briti ...... the extant enumerated grounds.
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Andrews v Law Society of British Columbia
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