Author: Rebecca Durcan

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

There are significant restrictions upon regulators gaining access to mental health records, especially from a psychiatric facility, without the consent of the patient. A Court

In Moore v The Law Society of British Columbia, 2018 BCSC 1084, http://canlii.ca/t/hssff, an applicant (Ms. Moore) had conditions imposed on her registration because of