Author: Bernie LeBlanc

Courts are much higher on the decision-making ladder than administrative tribunals. Courts can reverse tribunal decisions and issue directions for them to follow. Court decisions

Further guidance has been given by Ontario’s Divisional Court as to when an extensive delay in investigating a complaint amounts to an abuse of process.

The recent decision in Khan v. Law Society of Ontario, 2024 ONSC 3092 (CanLII), has sparked renewed interest by regulators of professions in whether the

Courts are extremely hesitant to consider a judicial review application while an administrative process is ongoing. Such applications will generally be dismissed or stayed as

The authority and process for investigators to access and copy the electronic devices of registrants is an evolving area of law for regulators. A discipline

The three principles of procedural fairness for regulators are: give notice, provide an opportunity to respond, and then consider the response. Most challenges to regulatory

Negotiated resolutions are generally considered a good thing, including in the discipline hearing context. They generate an almost certain outcome, without the risk of unpredictable

Ontario’s Divisional Court has upheld a finding that a registrant engaged in professional misconduct by trying to circumvent the impact of a suspension. In Casella

It is not a defence to an allegation of illegal practice that one provides excellent services. In College of Dental Technologists v. Ahmed, 2024 ONSC

Since the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 (CanLII), [2019] 4 SCR