Finality of disciplinary decisions is important for the regulator, hearing participants, and the public. The significance of that principle is illustrated in Tan v. Ontario
Should a regulator postpone its investigations where the registrant is involved in a parallel proceeding addressing many of the same issues? In Bauhuis v Association
The ability of registrants to pass motions at a general meeting or otherwise offer guidance to their regulatory bodies is again in the news. The
More than ten years ago, Peter Abrametz, a Saskatchewan lawyer, was investigated with respect to misleading trust fund transactions and loans made to his clients.
What do the following scenarios have in common? A physician has a meltdown at a school concert and acts in a hostile and aggressive manner
Law has many pithy expressions that refer to complex legal concepts. For example, the phrase “intrusion upon seclusion” refers to the tort of invading someone’s
Ever since the notorious decision of Brar and others v. B.C. Veterinary Medical Association and Osborne, 2015 BCHRT 151 (CanLII), regulators have been uncertain as
For the impatient among us, interim stay applications can be frustrating. These applications only determine whether a decision is to be put on “hold” without
The Ontario Divisional Court continues to apply strict limits to any departure from a joint submission in discipline cases. A discipline panel may only reject
The rules for a health practitioner accessing a patient’s personal health information can be complex. In Ontario, those rules are mostly codified in the Personal Health
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