Regulation Pro Blog

When can evidence that reinforces or confirms the foundational allegation be used by a regulator? In Hodge v. Registrar Real Estate and Business Brokers Act,

While regulators are often given search and seizure powers, they are rarely used. Generally, the authority to enter business premises without a warrant, the duty

Committees that screen complaints and investigations do not make findings of wrongdoing or impose disciplinary sanctions. As such, a lower degree of procedural fairness is

Courts use the reasons of discipline tribunals as the basis for their review of the disciplinary decisions. However, that is not to say that a

The dental regulator in the United Kingdom recently released a study it commissioned on its complaints and discipline process. The report is entitled: Experiences of

When facing serious allegations, registrants may offer to resign, (and sometimes undertake to never reapply), in return for avoiding a discipline hearing and a formal

Registrants cannot avoid professional accountability by trying to separate questionable conduct from their professional practice. That is the message one can take from the decision

While the Board of a regulatory body is quite different from a municipal Council, some analogies can be made in terms of their governance responsibilities.

The office of the Patient Ombudsman was created to facilitate accountability for health care providers. The Patient Ombudsman (which is separate from the Ontario Ombudsman’s