Regulation Pro Blog

Many regulators charge annual fees. Some regulators do not prorate them; practitioners must pay the entire annual fee even if they are only registered for

New Brunswick’s highest court has affirmed that it is an inherent part of a regulator’s role to issue guidance to practitioners about the regulator’s interpretation

The criteria for obtaining an injunction provision against unregistered persons vary between jurisdictions and even in legislation within a single jurisdiction. This variation was made

In discipline matters, a settlement agreement should be taken seriously. While there may be rare circumstances where a party can resile from such an agreement

Screening committees often negotiate undertakings with practitioners to resolve concerns, particularly in cases involving standards of practice. Sometimes discussions negotiating the precise terms of the

Some professions include in their definitions of professional misconduct some aspect of conduct that brings their profession into disrepute. In Hughes v. Law Society of

The Courts will not hear an application for judicial review of an interim ruling in a discipline matter unless there are exceptional circumstances. So what

Can regulators advise the profession about new developments that appear to be unethical or unprofessional? One New Brunswick court suggests that this is a proper

Courts tend to require discipline panels to ensure that any sanctions imposed are consistent with previous orders in similar cases. This is often referred to