Author: Julie Maciura

The mandate of regulators is an increasingly contentious topic. At its core, the issue is whether regulators should define their public interest mandate as going

An important professional regulation tool is the publication of standards of practice (or other types of advisory statements) guiding registrants. However, to be effective, standards

Occasionally regulatory investigators gathering evidence come across solicitor-client communications. Typically, but not always, these are communications between a registrant and their lawyer. Handling such communications

Can a third party compel a regulator to take enforcement action against those it regulates? In Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority v Environmental 360 Solutions

Procedural fairness and expediency are often competing concepts when it comes to whether an interim order should be imposed to protect the public while a

There has been increasing scrutiny of the fairness of registration requirements based on the criminal record of applicants. To address that concern, many regulators conduct

It is an important principle that a person receiving disclosure in the course of an investigation or regulatory proceeding cannot use that disclosure for other

Regulators are required to respond proportionately when their public protection mandate involves imposing consequences on a registrant’s expression: Doré v. Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC

Most public interest boards of directors have a Code of Conduct designed to facilitate the effectiveness of the board, protect staff from inappropriate conduct, and

There is no consensus on two aspects of imposing a sanction in discipline matters. The first is whether the parties can be asked to make