Author: Julie Maciura

In discipline matters, regulators generally do not have to prove that the practitioner had malicious or dishonest intent to engage in the conduct. Failing to

If a practitioner is registered in two jurisdictions, which should proceed first with the investigation and hearing? This issue arose in Mema v Chartered Professional

There is continuing ambiguity as to the impact of a practitioner’s bankruptcy proceedings on disciplinary sanctions. The goal of the bankruptcy process is to enable

How long should a person be jailed for contempt of court for a second breach of a restraining order for illegal practice? British Columbia’s highest

Health regulators in Ontario are required to post on their website information about complaints decisions that result in remedial directions (e.g., to attend for a

Some regulators have the authority to award costs to a practitioner where no finding of professional misconduct is made and the referral to discipline by

In Khan v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021 ONSC 6019 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jj1xj a practitioner was disbarred in respect of his billing practices for accounts submitted

Appealing a clinical assessment or examination is challenging. Even in the internal appeal stage, where there are experts present, it is often impossible for the

In an old case that was controversial at the time, a medical practitioner acting in the capacity as a journalist published an article about a

An owner of a funeral home leased land beside it to a crematorium. The crematorium began to offer funeral services in competition with the funeral