Author: Rebecca Durcan

The Divisional Court has again confirmed that abuse of process concerns should first be raised with the discipline panel rather than by an application for

Can a practitioner withdraw a formal undertaking made to a regulator? That issue arose in Al-Naami v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, 2021

Appeals from discipline hearings require a bit of effort. They have to be brought quickly. The appealing party has to prepare a copy of the

Registration assessments take many forms. They also have enormous significance to applicants. Where the assessment takes place in a practice setting, applicants may come to

In Walia v. College of Veterinarians of Ontario, 2021 ONSC 4023 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jg6qj, a veterinarian was disciplined for failing to properly diagnose and treat a

Probably the best way to see the level of scrutiny of disciplinary decisions since the decision of Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov,

One of the concerns about witnesses testifying in a virtual hearing is that other people might be present who can influence their testimony. It is

Regulators received some guidance on how to conduct re-hearings after being directed to do so by a court in: Hanif v. College of Veterinarians of

Professional regulation rarely results in jail. However, in Law Society of Alberta v Beaver, 2021 ABQB 134 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jd93p a former practitioner ended up being

Two recent decisions in different provinces and different contexts reiterate the same principle: regulators and investigators cannot be sued for failing to act on complaints.