*PRE-ORDER, APPROX 4-6 BUSINESS DAYS* Halsbury's Laws of Canada – Administrative Law (2026 Reissue) / Agriculture by Guy Régimbald 9780433542070 [ZZ]

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Administrative Law discusses the rules that govern the activities of administrative agencies of government in Canada. Agriculture discusses the many aspects of private and public law that regulate how farming is carried out in Canada.

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
The Honourable Guy Régimbald, B.S.Sc., LL.B., B.C.L. (Oxon.) & John J. Wilson, B.A. (Hons.), J.D., B.C.L. (Oxon.)

Given the realities of the modern regulatory environment, the decisions of government tribunals, boards and agencies can often have as much practical impact as judicial rulings. This makes a thorough grasp of the essential principles of administrative law increasingly necessary to properly protect client interests and understand issues of contemporary governance.

Halsbury's Administrative Law (2026 Reissue) provides a straightforward and accessible discussion of the rules that govern the activities of administrative agencies of government in Canada. Examining the body of general principles that shape the exercise of powers by public authorities, this clear narrative is an ideal general reference for lawyers, jurists and academics seeking a basic statement of the law in this important area. Topics covered include:

• Jurisdictional issues
• Constitutional framework
  • Parliamentary sovereignty and limits on delegated power
  • Power to appoint judges
  • Jurisdiction of federal courts
  • Jurisdiction to decide constitutional issues
  • Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
• Delegation of legislative powers
  • Regulations and subordinate legislation
• Standards of review
  • Determining the standard of review
  • Available standards of review
• Judicial review
  • General principles of jurisdiction
  • Discretion
  • Procedural fairness
  • Independence and impartiality
• Remedies
  • Bars to judicial review
  • Prerogative remedies
• Statutes relevant to administrative law in Canada
• And much more

AGRICULTURE
Donald Buckingham, LL.B., Dip. Int. Law (Cantab.), LL.D.

Activities relating to agriculture are affected not only by federal and provincial legislation directly targeting the sector, but also by a large body of law of general application that affects producers, processors and distributors of agricultural products.

Halsbury's Agriculture (2026 Reissue) discusses the many aspects of private law (including the law of contracts, torts and property) and public law (including criminal law, regulatory law, administrative law and constitutional law) that regulate how farming is carried out in Canada, including:

• The constitutional framework that governs agriculture
• The acquisition of farmland, animals and other assets
• Organizing farm operations through sole proprietorships, partnerships, or corporations
• Farm financing
• Regulations in respect of marketing agricultural products
• Managing farm employees
• Environmental issues
• Voluntary and involuntary transfers of interests in a farm operation