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Obstruction by Retaliation
The expression that the best defence is a good offence does not necessarily apply in the professional regulation context. In Bégin v. Chartered professional accountants (Ordre
The 25,000 Page Brief
When an unrepresented party files voluminous materials and makes lengthy arguments, regulators have a challenge in distilling the central issues. For example, in Fisher v.
Deference and Decision Writing
When a medical regulator imposes restrictions on the registration of an anesthesiologist following adverse events, including concerns about inattention to patients and possible fabrication of
Drawing the Line
Not every imprudent action by a registrant constitutes professional misconduct. At some point the conduct is “an understandable error” or “too trivial” to reach that
Abrametz: Ten Years Later
More than ten years ago, Peter Abrametz, a Saskatchewan lawyer, was investigated with respect to misleading trust fund transactions and loans made to his clients.
A Reasonable Sanction
A Justice of the Peace (the JP) intervened several times when her son was charged with failing to yield before a traffic collision. The interventions
Hot on the Heels
Legislative reform for the regulation of professions in Canada seems to be gathering pace. Some of the themes contained in British Columbia’s Health Professions and
Conduct Unbecoming
What do the following scenarios have in common? A physician has a meltdown at a school concert and acts in a hostile and aggressive manner
Altering the Allegations
Once a matter has been referred to discipline, how much leeway does the regulator have to reword the allegations? That issue arose in Moodley v.