Author: Natasha Danson

When a Council or Board member of a regulator has a conflict of interest, is simply declaring the conflict sufficient? A recent municipal Council case

Over two decades ago, the Court of Appeal for Ontario issued a comprehensive decision protecting information obtained or used by health regulators from being used

In MacDonald v College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario, 2022 ONSC 632 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jm3zz, a practitioner who was found to have engaged in a sexual

The complaints decisions of many regulators are subject to external scrutiny. The scrutiny is often focused on whether the public interest was served. The test

Courts are frequently tasked with deciding whether a discipline sanction should commence even though an appeal or judicial review is pending. Even where a court

Courts are more frequently requiring parties to complete the administrative process before seeking a judicial remedy. A prime example is found in Gill v. College

When an allegation is made that a practitioner failed to meet the standard of practice of the profession, the evidence often consists of both published

An appearance of bias can arise as a result of the way that a proceeding is conducted. In Kivisto v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021

It is a fundamental principle that a practitioner should know the allegations (and case) they will meet before their discipline hearing starts. Some exceptions exist

It is trite to say that a discipline panel can only make findings in respect of the allegations contained in the notice of hearing document.