Courts are, justifiably, quite concerned about the plight of litigants appearing at hearings without legal assistance. Courts have imposed a number of duties on tribunals
Most regulators have a statutory confidentiality provision. Some, but not all, of those provisions protect regulators from having to produce information or act as a
It is generally accepted that not all mistakes by practitioners constitute professional misconduct. Sometimes drawing that line is difficult. In other cases it is relatively
Just as the Supreme Court of Canada is on the eve of considering the standard of review of administrative decisions generally, an Ontario Court has
The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has upheld a finding of misconduct against an agrologist for making disparaging comments about other members of the profession and
The wording of restraining orders is definitely an art, rather than a science. In the past courts have encouraged such orders to be worded as
The Ontario Divisional Court provided additional guidance on the awarding of costs by a discipline tribunal. In Robinson v College of Early Childhood Educators, 2018
Many screening committees are given the authority to take certain action and to also take other action not inconsistent with their enabling legislation. In Hancock
A recurring issue for regulators is the scope of investigations. In Yu v College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 1315, http://canlii.ca/t/htc3c, a
Practitioners are entitled to criticize their regulators and colleagues, to a point. However, when the tone and content of the criticism undermines the integrity of
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