Discipline: Restrictions on the use of “doctor” vs. freedom of expression
Some self-regulating professions may prevent their registrants from using the title “Doctor” in a...
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Inquiry: Why inquiry committees should provide robust reasons
Inquiry or investigation committees of self-regulating professions may wish to assess the extent they...
Read MoreJune conference updates
We are just around the corner from luxuriating in two days of deep thinking,...
Read MoreNew microsite for our June 2017 conferences
We have set up a new small website – a microsite – for both...
Read MoreGovernance: deference by courts for bylaws made by professional regulators
The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld rules of the Law Society of Manitoba...
Read MoreRegistration and reinstatement: is good character for one, good character for all?
In February 2017, we wrote about the decision of an Ontario court to uphold...
Read MoreDiscipline: Lying to your governing body and ungovernability
A Manitoba court recently cancelled the licence of a physician who made multiple misrepresentations...
Read MoreUpdate on Professional Regulatory Conferences, Vancouver, June 2017
CLEBC and Ng Ariss Fong, Lawyers offer 2 days of education on the law...
Read MoreMark your calendars: 2017 Professional Regulation Hearing Workshop
June 1, 2017 (Vancouver): 2017 Professional Regulation Hearing Workshop: Lisa C. Fong and guest...
Read MoreReinstatement of license: Factors that may bear on decisions to reinstate
Where an applicant with a discipline and criminal history applies for reinstatement, a committee...
Read MoreInquiry: The potential for professional staff to bias inquiry or investigation committees
The question of whether a decision of an inquiry committee to refer a matter...
Read MoreRegistration: When regulatory bodies cannot deviate from prescribed forms
An Alberta court recently addressed whether a regulatory body acts outside its authority where,...
Read More2016 Professional Regulation Roundup
The year 2016 involved outcomes to many of the outstanding regulatory issues that we...
Read MoreLimits on using professional disciplinary evidence in other proceedings
The enabling statutes of some professional regulatory bodies limit the use of information and...
Read MoreDisciplining registrants for failing to respond to complaints
While enabling statutes of professional regulatory bodies may not require that respondents respond to...
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