The constitutionality of mandatory revocation for sexual abuse
In Ontario, a health professional who commits “sexual abuse” in certain specific ways, such...
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Specific 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 MoreDiscipline: Sufficiency of warning and the meaning of “conduct unbecoming”
The standard for the extent to which a regulatory body must provide particulars in...
Read MoreDiscipline: After a disciplinary decision, a committee may deal separately with costs
If a discipline committee absolves a member of misconduct, but fails to address the...
Read MoreBlog: 2014 professional regulation round-up
While principles of administrative law continue to evolve – perhaps more in this last...
Read MoreOntario’s mandatory licensure revocation for sexual abuse of patients is not a criminal matter
Last month, we blogged here about how professional regulatory proceedings and criminal proceedings are...
Read MoreProfessional regulatory bodies and malicious prosecution
Claims of malicious prosecution seem inevitable for professional regulatory bodies, despite the difficulties that...
Read MoreProfessional regulatory documents and their use in civil actions
Professional regulatory statutes often contain confidentiality provisions that make records or other documents used...
Read MoreDistinctions between professional regulatory and criminal processes
Confusion often arises about the extent to which professional regulatory proceedings are similar to...
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