Lawyers For Regulators
Leaders in regulatory advice, advocacy and education.
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About Us
Steinecke Maciura LeBlanc (SML) assists regulators in all areas of professional regulation. Our award-winning lawyers have extensive experience acting as general counsel, prosecutor and independent legal counsel for regulators across the province.
We provide trusted advice to professional, trade and industry regulators about how to better serve the public interest. Our team of knowledgeable and engaging lawyers are experienced in registration and licensing, governance, investigations, discipline, incapacity and appeals. Our lawyers regularly appear at all levels of court in Ontario.
Services provided:
- General Counsel
- Prosecution Services
- Independent Legal Counsel
- Education & Training
- Governance & Regulatory Reform
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Regulation Pro Blog
Wording Standards of Practice
An important professional regulation tool is the publication of standards of practice (or other types of advisory statements) guiding registrants. However, to be effective, standards
Accepted Outcomes
Introduction Reform to professional regulation in the UK continues with the recent release of the guideline Using accepted outcomes in fitness to practice: guidance for
Charkhandeh – Part 3 – Costs
Alberta’s Court of Appeal appointed a special five-Justice panel to consider important aspects of discipline hearings. In a blockbuster decision, the Court addressed three recurring
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SML Law has published the Grey Areas newsletter since July 1992. Articles typically deal with recent developments in professional regulation, analysis of recent studies, examination of recent cases and scrutiny of recent legislation. There are ten to twelve issues distributed per year to over 1,500 subscribers, with more subscribers added each month.
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