How human rights affect discipline for misconduct “caused” by addictions: the Wright case
The ability of a professional regulatory body to discipline registrants for wrongs flowing from...
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The Supreme Court of Canada speaks on how professional regulatory tribunals must apply Charter values
Professionals can run up against ethical rules in many possible ways, but the most...
Read More2011 Professional Regulatory Round-up
Looking back, the professional regulatory cases in 2011 reveal some major themes: applicant character...
Read MoreProfessional regulators and human rights duties to the general public
As shown in our recent series on human rights and regulators, human rights tribunals...
Read MoreHuman rights and professionals with addictions
Professional regulatory bodies in British Columbia should expect to be occupational associations under the...
Read MoreThe Human Rights Tribunal’s jurisdiction over regulator decisions, despite a right of review or appeal
This blog has already discussed some human rights considerations a regulatory body should have...
Read MoreHuman rights and consenting to discrimination: voluntary undertakings and the Code
Many regulators seek to resolve complaints and competence concerns through consensual agreements. Such agreements...
Read MoreBitonti and White – Human rights considerations in the assessment of foreign applicants
Professional regulators are acutely aware nowadays of substantial equivalence issues in registration processes, given...
Read MoreRegistration and mental fitness
The refusal of an application for registration on grounds of fitness by the Ontario...
Read MoreHuman rights liability of regulatory bodies: the Gichuru compensation award
In a recent decision in the matter of Gichuru v. The Law Society of...
Read MoreConcurrent proceedings before a disciplinary hearing panel and the BC Human Rights Tribunal: can the same issue be decided by both at the same time?
The issue of whether a professional disciplinary tribunal can rule on institutional bias, and...
Read MoreJudicial review for apprehension of bias: Brar and the College of Veterinarians of BC
As the latest turn in the ongoing human rights claim by a group of...
Read MoreFit to be a professional: What is good character and fitness?
One essential purpose of regulatory bodies is to ensure professionals are fit to practice...
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