BC Court of Appeal Confirms Limits on Judicial Review of Law Society Complaint Decisions
Sabrina Gillespie The BC Court of Appeal has confirmed that members of the public...
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Build the File Before the Complaint: How a license committee may defend a foreign-credential requirement under the Human Rights Code
A recent decision of the BCHRT serves as a reminder to professional regulatory bodies...
Read MoreDoré applies despite admitted misconduct: Ontario Court remits professional discipline case for rehearing in Gould v. Ontario College of Teachers
In Gould v. Ontario College of Teachers, 2026 ONSC 1095, the Ontario Divisional Court...
Read MoreBill 9 (2026): Recalibrating Access, Discretion, and Delay Under FIPPA
Bill 9 was introduced in the BC legislature on February 26, 2026, which proposes...
Read MoreArtificial Intelligence, Actual Misconduct
The growing adoption of AI tools has extended into legal proceedings, particularly the use...
Read MoreZero Tolerance, Zero Context? Alberta Court of Appeal Reins in Sexual Abuse Finding
In 2019, amendments to Alberta’s Health Professions Act, RSA 2000, c H-7 enacted a...
Read MoreUsing UNDRIP to Make the Police Act Better: Indigenous Law and Meaningful Remedies
In a January 22, 2026 decision, BC’s Police Complaint Commissioner applied the United Nations...
Read MoreDeference to investigative choices: courts will not micromanage regulatory investigations
Throughout regulatory investigations, investigators are required to make numerous choices – like choosing which...
Read MoreThe application of UNDRIP to how BC health regulators must interpret and apply law
A dispute about mineral claims might seem far removed from the daily work of...
Read MoreFlexible standards vs. bright line standards: college should choose with care
Practice standards are of great importance to regulators. They set out expected professional, ethical,...
Read MoreFrom Retail to Health Care: Why Colleges Must Confront Racial Profiling and Micro-Discrimination
Recently, two leading experts, Dr. Lorne Foster and Dr. Les Jacobs, have just completed...
Read MoreWhether administrative bodies need to give reasons for exam results: guidance from Fadaei v. NDEB
In a recent court decision, the Supreme Court of British Columbia addressed requirements of...
Read MoreCLEBC’s Practice Manual on Expert Evidence in BC Civil Proceedings 2025
Lisa C. Fong and Michael Ng were pleased to author chapter 10 of CLEBC’s...
Read More“Good character” matters
We recently came across an article on Slaw entitled, “Is It Time to Abolish (Or Reform) the...
Read MoreThe Charter’s Reach: When Promoting French in Schools Doesn’t Mean Promoting French in Healthcare
The Health Professions Review Board recently had to consider if a constitutionally protected value...
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