Author: Rebecca Durcan

If one of the most difficult tasks for a hearing panel is to assess the credibility of witnesses, one of the more challenging roles for

Perhaps the most notorious sexual abuse case in recent years was determined by Ontario’s Court of Appeal earlier this month. In College of Physicians and

Some regulators are permitted to consider exemptions (sometimes called waivers) for applicants for registration who do not meet the technical requirements. Typically these exemptions permit

In The Law Society of Manitoba v Alghoul, 2018 MBCA 23, http://canlii.ca/t/hqx9n, a lawyer was sent numerous emails from an adjudicator which he did not

Is it always professional misconduct for a practitioner to use profanity? In Johnson v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2018 BCCA 40, http://canlii.ca/t/hq732, the Court

A self-represented practitioner was referred to the Discipline Committee for failing to attend a caution before the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee (Lum v. College

For most professions, the reach of the regulator extends to one’s private life in some circumstances. Typically, dishonesty or breach of trust outside of one’s

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks for a lay disciplinary tribunal is articulating the reasons for a credibility finding. In Ahmed v College of

Courts sometimes provide a summary of the law that is so concise and clear that they are of enormous assistance to regulators. In The Law

It is common for practitioners under investigation to seek full particulars and disclosure before providing their response. It is also common for investigators to not