Author: Bernie LeBlanc

To establish a cause of action against a regulator for malicious prosecution, the plaintiff has to, obviously, plead and establish malice. In Bahadar v Real

Administrative mistakes happen. The challenge then is to figure out an appropriate response. In Hilson v 1336365 Alberta Ltd., 2019 ONCA 653, <http://canlii.ca/t/j1x45>, three members

Establishing unauthorized practice can be difficult as many clients are happy to receive the service or, at the very least, are reluctant to testify about

In Kumar v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, 2019 ABQB 514, http://canlii.ca/t/j1cqs a pediatrician was charged criminally with sexual assault and sexual interference

The Divisional Court described the case of Ontario (College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario) v Kunynetz, 2019 ONSC 4300, <http://canlii.ca/t/j1m2m> as one of the

Complaints screening bodies do not make findings of fact. They also do not make findings of wrongdoing. And they can make remedial orders (e.g., issuing

When it comes to imposing a sanction at discipline, one of the oft-cited principles is that discipline should be progressive to enable a practitioner the

Many regulators have the authority to seek a court order to compel people to comply with the law. Recent decisions by the Courts have upheld

A common method of regulation is to restrict the use of a term or designation to those who have met certain requirements. There has been

Most professions have standards of practice (written or unwritten) about what tasks a practitioner can and cannot delegate to an unregistered assistant. However, it is