Regulation Pro Blog

Welcome to the Regulation Pro Blog. SML’s blog contains brief discussions of court decisions and other developments in professional regulation, with one or two new posts per week. Explore our catalogue below or on CanLII.

Please note that the information contained in Regulation Pro is not intended to be legal advice and is not intended to be acted upon. The information contained herein is intended for general information and educational purposes only.

Cooperating with the Police

The subject of when regulators should cooperate with police investigations raises complex policy and legal issues. On a policy level, regulators can be criticized for

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Rescinding Registration

Can a regulator rescind a person’s licence once it has been issued? This complex question received a partial answer in Amendola v. Law Society of

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So Many Unanswered Questions

For the impatient among us, interim stay applications can be frustrating. These applications only determine whether a decision is to be put on “hold” without

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Confirmation of Concepts

Those working in a specialized area often become secure in the notion that certain concepts apply to their field. Sometimes it is helpful to get

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The Other Side of Lauzon

Most of the attention in media and legal circles about the Ontario Court of Appeal’s decision in the Lauzon case will focus on the concept of judicial

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