Dr. Katie Awad

The appellant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to suspend his driver's licence for medical reasons.

Prior to the hearing, the Registrar reinstated the licence based on a new medical report.

The appellant did not attend the hearing.

The Tribunal found the appeal was moot because the licence had already been reinstated, and declined to exercise its discretion to hear the moot appeal in the appellant's absence.

The appeal was dismissed.

The appellant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to suspend his driver's licence for medical reasons, specifically a moderate cognitive impairment.

The suspension was based on a geriatric assessment conducted in English, despite the appellant only speaking French.

A subsequent assessment conducted with a French translator concluded the appellant had only mild cognitive impairment consistent with natural aging, which did not impair his ability to drive.

The Tribunal found the initial assessment unreliable due to the language barrier and preferred the second assessment.

The Tribunal concluded the appellant did not have a cognitive impairment that would significantly interfere with his ability to drive safely and revoked the suspension.

The appellant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to continue his driver's licence suspension.

The suspension was based on reports that the appellant suffered from seizures caused by alcohol withdrawal and sleep deprivation.

The Registrar required the appellant to remain abstinent from alcohol and seizure-free for 12 months.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the appellant's seizures were caused by sleep deprivation, not alcohol withdrawal, and that he had successfully learned to manage his sleep and alcohol consumption to remain seizure-free.

The Tribunal concluded that the appellant did not suffer from a medical condition likely to significantly interfere with his ability to drive safely and ordered the reinstatement of his licence.

The appellant appealed the Registrar of Motor Vehicles' decision to suspend his driver's licence following a hypoglycemic episode while driving.

The appellant, an 85-year-old with Type II diabetes, pulled over when he felt light-headed and was treated at a hospital.

The Licence Appeal Tribunal found that the appellant's diabetes was well-controlled, he was diligent with his treatment, and the incident was a one-time lapse in judgment due to skipping lunch.

The Tribunal concluded that the appellant's condition was not likely to significantly interfere with his ability to drive safely and set aside the licence suspension.