PRACTICE
Parties
Standing
Judicial review of decision by Public Works rating CSMG Inc. bid higher technically, subsequently negotiating with, entering into contract to provide in-service support for Canada’s Victoria Class submarines—Whether subcontractors of unsuccessful bidder “directly affected” so that entitled to seek judicial review as of right—Applicants not “directly affected” by decision because there were intermediaries—Cases dealing with direct damage in claims in tort for pure economic loss considered—Same policy considerations apply as in Design Services Ltd. v. Canada, 2008 SCC 22—Applicants could have organized affairs so as to be directly affected—Applicants lacking standing—No reasonable apprehension of bias—Application dismissed.
Irving Shipbuilding Inc. v. Canada (Attorney General) (T-277-07, 2008 FC 1102, Harrington J., order dated October 28, 2008, 27 pp.)