Author: Bernie LeBlanc

Some regulators are experimenting with using administrative staff to sit in on the deliberations of a discipline panel, to make notes and help prepare the

Even when ordering remediation, a committee has to provide procedural fairness. In Zaki v Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons, 2017 ONSC 1613, the Inquiries,

The Divisional Court upheld a finding of sexual abuse and a resulting revocation of registration in College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario v. McIntyre,

At day 39 of what would turn into a 60 day registration hearing, the applicant raised an appearance of bias concern. The concern was that

Occasionally, practitioners raise the issue of the ineffective assistance of defence counsel as a ground for reviewing an adverse disciplinary decision. This sort of issue

Technical arguments do not usually succeed in professional regulation unless there is some actual unfairness. Two recent cases confirm this principle. In Institute of Chartered

Everyone is required to make a report to the Children’s Aid Society about any reasonable suspicion that a child is in need of protection. A

The Supreme Court of Canada has provided detailed guidance on how adjudicators should approach joint submissions. While the case deals with a criminal case (a

Can a regulator have access to the member’s personal cell phone and residence? In McLean v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2016 BCCA 368 the

Are journalists’ notes exempt from regulatory investigators? The Court in Mulgrew v. The Law Society of British Columbia, 2016 BCSC 1279 says no. In an