May remedial penalties be endless?
When a discipline hearing panel finds that a respondent must undergo remedial steps, but...
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Discipline: 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...
Read MoreSobeys West: When professional regulatory bylaws are “unreasonable”
The BC Supreme Court has decided that the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia...
Read MoreProblems that invalidate discipline decisions
As citations serve the purpose of formally notifying registrants about issues that may lead...
Read MoreWhere a regulatory order refers to an invalid basis for jurisdiction
Where a public officer may make an order for several reasons, but fails to...
Read MoreRegulatory blackjack: 21 cases in professional regulation
Use of titles: Ontario’s Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 prohibits traditional Chinese medical practitioners from...
Read MoreSix helpful tips for hearing panels [Update: Tip #6 added]
Over the next six months we will be posting one short hearing tip each...
Read More2013 professional regulatory round-up
Here are some key Canadian cases and trends from 2013 relating to professional regulation....
Read MoreProof of professional standards
Where professional misconduct is at issue, a hearing panel may need to determine the...
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