Author: Anastasia-Maria Hountalas

Many regulators can ask a court to direct an unregistered person to stop performing controlled acts, using a protected title, or holding themselves out as

For more than three decades, health regulatory legislation has moved towards zero tolerance for sexual abuse of patients by registrants. A recent Alberta Court of

Courts are reflecting on how costs should be assessed in discipline hearings where findings have been made against registrants. Alberta’s highest court has shifted from

Writing reasons for a regulatory decision is not easy, especially for non-lawyers. An administrative body’s reasons are the primary basis upon which a court will

Typically, the success of a reinstatement application by a former registrant will depend on the insight they demonstrate and the established currency of their knowledge,

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

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

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

Registrants sometimes fall out with each other. Occasionally, the registrants try to engage the regulator in the dispute. Regulators often try to avoid becoming involved.

Whenever educators and advisors discuss the importance of record keeping, they often haul out the old chestnut “if it wasn’t recorded, it wasn’t done” (or