Appellate court upholds bylaws aimed at keeping “incentive programs” from eroding professional standards
Bylaws passed by the College of Pharmacists of BC to prohibit pharmacists from making...
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2015 professional regulation roundup
Human rights: In October 2015, the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal found discriminatory conduct by...
Read MoreSexual misconduct and interim action
The manner in which a screening or investigation committee may decide to take interim...
Read MoreProof of misconduct through proof of criminal conviction
In the last few months, we have been looking at discipline committee decisions, to...
Read MoreBC College of Veterinarians: allegations of ongoing discrimination and 10-day judicial review
We recently blogged about the human rights decision against the BC Veterinary Medical Association...
Read MoreThe constitutionality of mandatory revocation for sexual abuse
In Ontario, a health professional who commits “sexual abuse” in certain specific ways, such...
Read MoreSpecific discipline hearing issues: ungovernable registrants
In September, we began to look at recent discipline committee decisions, to highlight how...
Read MoreHuman right claim by Indo-Canadian veterinarians succeeds against the BCVMA
After the longest hearing in its history – 356 hearing days – the B.C....
Read MoreSpecific discipline hearing issues: multiple complaints, hearings in private, and use of “similar fact” evidence under the Health Professions Act
In British Columbia, colleges under BC’s Health Professions Act are increasingly publishing full reasons...
Read MoreDo “expert” panels need expert witnesses?
Since one or more members of any professional discipline hearing panel are typically members...
Read MoreWhen is someone an expert?
Lawyers who must prove professional standards through expert witnesses tend to gravitate towards the...
Read MoreCan respondents act as their own experts?
Respondents in discipline hearings may sometimes attempt to act given their own “expert” evidence...
Read MoreMay remedial penalties be endless?
When a discipline hearing panel finds that a respondent must undergo remedial steps, but...
Read MoreA challenge to a policy that physicians provide referrals despite objecting to a service based on conscience or religion
On March 24, 2015, two Christian groups, and several physicians, filed a challenge to...
Read MoreInquiry: Investigators for regulatory bodies are protected from defamation claims by “absolute privilege”
Where an investigator for a regulatory body sends emails to two complainants who have...
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