June 1, 2017 (Vancouver): 2017 Professional Regulation Hearing Workshop: Lisa C. Fong and guest lawyers will conduct a discipline hearing workshop at the Vancouver Convention Centre. The workshop has a significant hands-on component for attendees and complements the CLE`s eclectic…
The question of whether a decision of an inquiry committee to refer a matter to a discipline hearing was tainted by bias was the subject of judicial review in MK Engineering Inc. v. Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of…
The year 2016 involved outcomes to many of the outstanding regulatory issues that we flagged in our 2015 professional regulatory law roundup, especially those which addressed what constitutes the “public interest” that regulatory bodies serve. Most notably, appellate-level courts addressed…
While enabling statutes of professional regulatory bodies may not require that respondents respond to complaints, particular regulators may enact standards that require their registrants to cooperate during investigations. The Ontario Court of Appeal confirmed such a standard in Reid v.…
When screening or inquiry committees decide on interim or “extraordinary” measures pending further investigation, they need to decide how much information is enough. This question arises under BC’s Health Professions Act, when any inquiry committee may take action “necessary to…