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.
Duty to Offer French-Language Services
Some regulators have a duty to provide their services in French. There are also proposals to expand this duty to all regulators of professions in
Interim Suspension Orders by the Hearing Panel
Some regulators have the ability to make interim orders before a discipline hearing is held. Typically, those orders are made by a screening or other
Freeze Orders
A freeze order is a type of interim order made by a regulator preventing a person from dealing with their financial assets until a concern
Costs for an Unwarranted Referral to Discipline
Some regulators have the authority to award costs to a practitioner where no finding of professional misconduct is made and the referral to discipline by
Interim Order Banning Regulator from Posting Information on its Website
Increasingly, regulators post information about criminal charges against practitioners on their websites to provide all relevant information to the public and to enable the public
Concurrent Discipline and Criminal Proceedings
Should a discipline hearing proceed even though a criminal trial on related allegations is pending? In Berko v. Ontario College of Pharmacists, 2021 ONSC 6120
Appearance of Bias related to Adjudicative Conduct
An appearance of bias can arise as a result of the way that a proceeding is conducted. In Kivisto v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021
Suing a Regulator for Breach of Privacy
In Khan v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021 ONSC 6019 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jj1xj a practitioner was disbarred in respect of his billing practices for accounts submitted
Limits to the Freedom of Expression
NB This decision was reversed by the Ontario Court of Appeal at Lauzon v Ontario (Justices of the Peace Review Council), 2023 ONCA 425 (CanLII),