Disclosing or withholding records of in camera meetings
Regulatory bodies may, despite a FIPPA request, refuse to disclose records that would reveal...
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Credibility, and evidence bearing on credibility, in discipline hearings
As many health professionals provide services in private rooms, complaints of inappropriate touching or...
Read MoreThe problems with hearsay – even for administrative tribunals
Administrative tribunals are not bound by strict rules of evidence. This does not mean...
Read MoreDecision-writing based on submissions from parties
Procedural fairness requires an impartial decision-maker, but that partiality may come into question where...
Read MoreRegistration: lack of good character based on criminal charges
At least in a regulatory system with a “good character” requirement where applicants do...
Read MoreConduct unbecoming of a professional: loud, verbally aggressive, and egregiously profane outbursts
A professional may be responsible for “unprofessional conduct” in his private life, such as...
Read MoreConduct unbecoming of a professional: threats of frivolous reports
The “private” or “personal” conduct of professionals can still be “unprofessional conduct” involving significant...
Read MoreFour dogs, four cats, and access to one hamster
There have been a few changes at Ng, Ariss, Fong. We sadly bid farewell...
Read MoreCriminal law and when a fetus is a child
If you attended our CBA Health Law presentation on notable cases in 2012, you...
Read MoreAddressing Disabilities and Accommodations
As most of you will already be aware, on January 16th of this year...
Read More2012 Health Law Case Roundup
Health law cases in 2012 can be characterized by a number of significant cases...
Read MoreLabour mobility and equivalent registration classes
To obtain a certificate of registration through interprovincial mobility provisions, an applicant must have...
Read MoreNews and Events – 2013 Professional Regulation Conference by Lovett & Westmacott and Ng Ariss Fong
September 24, 2013: The firms of Lovett & Westmacott and Ng Ariss Fong will...
Read MoreNews and Events – June 11-12, 2013 Infonex conference on conducting regulatory investigations
June 11-12, 2013: Infonex will be holding a conference on Conducting Regulatory Investigations, where...
Read MoreAdvertising restrictions and Charter scrutiny
Professional regulatory bodies often regulate registrants’ business practices, at least in how they advertise...
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