Regulation Pro Blog

Those of us in the field of professional regulation tend (perhaps wrongly) to place more importance on court-level judgments than on tribunal decisions. While court-level

Two of the more challenging legal principles for regulators to apply are accommodation and proportionality. Accommodation, in the human rights sphere, refers to adjusting a

The law of expert opinion evidence has been in flux in recent years. A recent Ontario Divisional Court decision has provided some insight into an

In civil litigation a party who achieves an outcome in court that is equal to or better than a previous offer to settle the proceedings

It is an important principle that a person receiving disclosure in the course of an investigation or regulatory proceeding cannot use that disclosure for other

The requirement to give notice of meetings in which policy issues will be discussed is not as rigorous as the requirement to give notice of

Finality of disciplinary decisions is important for the regulator, hearing participants, and the public. The significance of that principle is illustrated in Tan v. Ontario

Courts are increasingly interpreting regulatory legislation with its public interest purpose and intent in mind. However, the language of the provisions still matters, as was

In discipline matters, abuse of process claims are generally premised on excessive delay and require prejudice to the registrant to result in a stay of