Monthly Question: What are the practical implications when a registrant sends “without prejudice” correspondence to the College during the inquiry/investigation stage? The words “without prejudice” have meaning in the context of the legal principle that discussions toward settling litigation should…
The tendency of most of the Lower Mainland’s ‘sometimes ski bums’ is to presume that Whistler is the end all and be all of winter resorts. Serious casual ski bums inevitably see Grouse, Cypress and Seymour’s offerings as little more…
There are a multitude of ways a disciplinary hearing panel can lose its jurisdiction, including failing to give a registrant a fair opportunity to be heard, failing to maintain impartiality, and making unreasonable decisions. This month, our blog will introduce…
In an unpublished case concerning a teacher, the issue of whether an applicant can be disciplined for alleged pre-membership conduct was addressed by a Discipline Hearing Panel of the BC College of Teachers. In the case, the applicant had previously…
Like most knowledge workers, we have to keep track of lots of electronic information for any project, such as documents, correspondence, cases, and notes that may be in Word, Excel, PDF and other formats. We also have to keep track…