Author: Julie Maciura

The Ontario Court of Appeal has supported one of the more significant disciplinary decisions of 2016. In Reid v. College of Chiropractors of Ontario, 2016

The latest in the series of Trinity Western University (TWU) cases indicates that statutory bodies cannot regulate by referendum. TWU is a Christian university that

In a professional misconduct case, the prosecution decides what seed to plant in the wording of the allegations. The prosecution is then restricted to reaping

Transfer the handling of all sexual abuse complaints from self-regulatory bodies to a central, independent, public agency and separate hearing tribunal. That is a key

Most municipalities in Ontario are required to hold open Council and Committee meetings. The public can be excluded only in limited circumstances where there is

One of the duties of a regulator in disciplinary matters is to disclose all relevant information it possesses unless the information is privileged. This duty

Generally expert witnesses must be neutral and they must provide a written report of their opinion well in advance of any hearing. Last year the

Just as Discipline Committees should accept a joint submission unless it would bring the administration of justice into disrepute, so they should not impose a

Guilty Pleas must be voluntary, unequivocal and informed. The Ontario Court of Appeal allowed a person to withdraw his guilty plea for dangerous driving because

A lower Alberta court disagrees with the British Columbia Court of Appeal and says regulators need empirical evidence that their rules protect the public interest.