Regulation Pro Blog

Discipline panels often must decide how to consider a registrant’s medical conditions or personal stress when imposing a sanction. Alberta’s highest court provided guidance on

Regulators are required to respond proportionately when their public protection mandate involves imposing consequences on a registrant’s expression: Doré v. Barreau du Québec, 2012 SCC

Clear and rigid rules are easiest to apply. For example, discipline panels would have an easier time if there was never a requirement to prove

Should a regulator postpone its investigations where the registrant is involved in a parallel proceeding addressing many of the same issues? In Bauhuis v Association

Much guidance has been given by regulators on the use of social media by registrants. For example, the Royal College of Dental Surgeons recently updated

In a discipline hearing, procedural fairness is intended to ensure that the registrant knows the concerns and has a full opportunity to respond to them.

Courts are much higher on the decision-making ladder than administrative tribunals. Courts can reverse tribunal decisions and issue directions for them to follow. Court decisions

Most public interest boards of directors have a Code of Conduct designed to facilitate the effectiveness of the board, protect staff from inappropriate conduct, and

The ability of registrants to pass motions at a general meeting or otherwise offer guidance to their regulatory bodies is again in the news. The