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Under the Regulated Health Professions Act a College can obtain an order under the statute to prohibit unauthorized persons from performing certain activities or using
The Ontario Court of Appeal has held that under the Regulated Health Professions Act the regulator is permitted to combine various processes into a single
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It is common to seek restraining orders against those practising the profession or holding themselves out. When an individual continues to perform a restricted activity
Regulators have special challenges when regulating practitioners who practise through a corporate structure. One such challenge is being clear in any notice of hearing whether
In Law Society of British Columbia v. Perrick, 2018 BCCA 169, http://canlii.ca/t/hrs3p, a lawyer was facing two discipline hearings for conduct that occurred at roughly
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Bankruptcy is intended to provide people with an opportunity to gain a fresh start without the burden of debt; it is governed by federal law.