Regulation Pro Blog

Can a registrant rely on mitigating factors that they earlier argued do not exist? That issue arose in College of Early Childhood Educators v. Phillips,

Receiving a complaint from one’s regulator can be stressful. Studies have shown that participating in a complaints process increases one’s risk of experiencing mental illness,

What does it mean for courts to review a decision on the basis of reasonableness? And how does the concept of deference fit into the

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