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Fairness for Administrative Revocations
It is typical for a registrant to be suspended if they do not pay their fees on time. Usually, their registration is eventually revoked if
Investigator Handling of Solicitor-Client Communications
Occasionally regulatory investigators gathering evidence come across solicitor-client communications. Typically, but not always, these are communications between a registrant and their lawyer. Handling such communications
Disputes with Colleagues
Registrants sometimes fall out with each other. Occasionally, the registrants try to engage the regulator in the dispute. Regulators often try to avoid becoming involved.
Adjournment Adjudications
Tribunals are becoming increasingly strict about granting adjournments. Many now address in their rules of procedure the need for parties to be ready to proceed
Judicial Scrutiny of Accreditation Decisions
Many regulators rely upon external accreditation bodies to approve educational programs for registration purposes. Those accreditation bodies are often not-for-profit entities that are independent of
The Importance of Compassionate Regulation
Rising rates of suicide among regulated professionals who have been the subjects of complaints and investigations have become a concern for regulators across the world.
The Impact of Systemic Discrimination in Disciplinary Proceedings
How should the systemic discrimination experienced by registrants be taken in account in disciplinary proceedings? The Divisional Court addressed that issue in four separate contexts
Ungovernability and Probable Harm
While the language for regulatory interim order provisions vary, most relate in some way to the risk of harm. But how does the non-cooperation of
Leaked Tribunal Documents
What can a tribunal do when one of its former members discloses to outsiders confidential information about its internal processes? The Court in Derenzis v