Author: Erica Richler

The Interprofessional Council of Quebec has released a major study on the overarching approach to regulating professions. It is written by professors Popescu and Issalys

Revoked registrants can usually apply for reinstatement after a specified period of time. While the criteria for reinstatement vary, usually one issue is whether the

Can independent legal counsel (ILC) for a discipline hearing tribunal create an appearance of bias for the tribunal itself? In Power v. Association of Chartered

What is in a word? In Sahi v Alberta Veterinary Medical Association, 2023 ABCA 368 (CanLII), a veterinarian was found to have purchased and failed

In a fifteen-paragraph endorsement, Ontario’s Divisional Court reinforced several principles of procedural fairness: Ramirez v. Registrar, Alcohol, Cannabis and Gaming Regulation and Public Protection Act,

Yet another court has emphasized the minimal nature of procedural requirements for regulatory investigators requiring cooperation from registrants and witnesses: Brar v. British Columbia (Securities

The expression that the best defence is a good offence does not necessarily apply in the professional regulation context. In Bégin v. Chartered professional accountants (Ordre

When an unrepresented party files voluminous materials and makes lengthy arguments, regulators have a challenge in distilling the central issues. For example, in Fisher v.

A Justice of the Peace (the JP) intervened several times when her son was charged with failing to yield before a traffic collision. The interventions

A constable “was assigned to maintain the perimeter security at a crime scene. He entered the crime scene, leaving its perimeter insecure, and took $300