It is only natural for people participating in regulatory investigations to want to know what the regulator knows before answering questions. However, regulators often want
Disciplinary tribunals are often hesitant to give extensive reasons, especially for credibility findings. Reasons are difficult to write at the best of times, especially for
What should a regulator do when provided, illegally, with unsolicited information of registrant misconduct? A recurring example for regulators relates to information obtained during the
During the pandemic, many regulators enacted emergency exemptions from certain registration requirements driven by the need to ensure that services could continue to be provided.
Every now and then there are cases raising important legal and regulatory issues in which the decision does not satisfactorily address the concerns. College of
A Divisional Court of Ontario decision has at least four learning points for four of the participants in a discipline matter: Deokaran v. Law Society
The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 (CanLII), [2019] 4 SCR 653 fundamentally altered
Ever since the mathematics proficiency test for Ontario teacher candidates was found to be discriminatory for racialized (and other, e.g., candidates whose first language was
When can evidence that reinforces or confirms the foundational allegation be used by a regulator? In Hodge v. Registrar Real Estate and Business Brokers Act,
The dental regulator in the United Kingdom recently released a study it commissioned on its complaints and discipline process. The report is entitled: Experiences of
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