When a complaint alleges a mistake by a professional that essentially amounts to an allegation of negligence – a matter that a civil court would normally adjudicate as part of a claim for monetary compensation – can a regulator decline…
Last month, we asked two human rights lawyers to provide their perspective on the Alberta Court of Appeal’s decision about addictions and professional discipline in Wright v. College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, 2012 ABCA 267. For their…
An Ontario regulatory college properly waited several years until the end of criminal proceedings (all of which were eventually stayed, without results) before going forward with discipline proceedings involving a registrant later found to have engaged in sexual conduct with…
When a disciplinary panel finds against a registrant based on credibility, the panel needs to justify its credibility findings in its reasons. It needs to go beyond setting out mere conclusions, by explaining why the panel has rejected the registrant’s…
In our last release we promised that we would blog about the recent decision of the Alberta Court of Appeal in Wright v. the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta using a panel format. We believe this case…