Author: Bill W. Shores KC

Administrative law reflects the balance between the rule of law and the authority of parliament and legislatures to establish agencies and to endow them with broad powers. Good advocacy is as important in administrative law as in civil or criminal litigation. However, there are important differences and areas worth emphasizing that are unique to administrative proceedings. This paper considers the key principles of: statutory interpretation, advocacy in the context of adjudicative decision makers, advocacy for judicial review, and advocacy for appeals to court from administrative tribunals.

This paper is part of a collection presented at LESA’s Alberta Litigation Institute program in Calgary on March 6–7, 2025.