Author: Julie Maciura

The concept that the definition of misconduct is important in discipline matters is illustrated by May v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2023 BCCA 218 (CanLII).

One of the most difficult fiduciary duties for board members is the obligation to avoid conflicts of interest. This is particularly challenging for board members

Wan v The National Dental Examining Board of Canada, 2019 BCSC 32 (CanLII), <http://canlii.ca/t/hwz7b> the Examining Board was permitted to file an affidavit from an

Regulators often say that they have jurisdiction over a practitioner for their misconduct regardless of where it occurred. That proposition makes sense. The public is

There have been several reported cases where registrants have been unsuccessful in trying to prevent an investigation of their conduct by their regulator. The most

There are certain core principles for tribunals when they write reasons for their decisions. The bad news is that it is easy to violate those

Ontario’s Divisional Court has again affirmed the deference shown towards disciplinary decisions on sanction (penalty). In Ontario (College of Pharmacists) v. Mourid, 2023 ONSC 1221

Regulators investigate complaints. Many regulators investigate a lot of complaints. A recurring issue is how thorough those investigations need to be. Courts have repeatedly said

Can a registrant rely on mitigating factors that they earlier argued do not exist? That issue arose in College of Early Childhood Educators v. Phillips,

Committees that screen complaints and investigations do not make findings of wrongdoing or impose disciplinary sanctions. As such, a lower degree of procedural fairness is