Some professions include in their definitions of professional misconduct some aspect of conduct that brings their profession into disrepute. In Hughes v. Law Society of
Ever since the decision of the Supreme Court of Canada in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v. Vavilov, 2019 SCC 65 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/j46kb there
A breach of the Human Rights Code should be addressed through the human rights process. A Saskatchewan court said it should not be pursued through
Regulators have had to deal with a number of examination breaches in recent years. Regulators obviously take such matters seriously. However, in one recent case,
Regulators always need to be, and appear to be, fair. Regulators need the confidence of registrants in order to discharge their mandate to serve and
When should the former lawyer of a party be able to intervene in a legal proceeding in order to protect their financial and reputational interests?
Ever since the Supreme Court of Canada in Vavilov changed the way that courts review regulatory decisions (at least where there is a statutory right
It is likely that there is variability as to when off-duty conduct can be the subject of discipline. For example, the degree of circumspection expected
Few doubt that online proceedings will continue after the pandemic is over. In an insightful article, law professor Amy Salyzyn considers how this format will
The Ontario government has just issued an emergency order, retroactive to March 16, 2020, suspending all limitation periods and timelines in proceedings. Regulators generally deal
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