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No Circumventing the Appeal Route
Appeals from discipline hearings require a bit of effort. They have to be brought quickly. The appealing party has to prepare a copy of the
Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act to be Proclaimed Into Force
After more than a decade, the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act will take effect as of October 19, 2021. It will replace the ancient Corporations Act
A Bright Line
The Ontario Court of Appeal has formally considered its previous sexual abuse cases upholding revocation for frank acts of sex by health practitioners and patients.
Take it to the Tribunal First
A Newfoundland and Labrador court has again affirmed the importance of raising appearance of bias concerns with a hearing panel before taking the issue to
A Regulator’s Public Interest is Not Unrestricted
There is significant debate amongst regulators as to the public interest they serve. Typically this debate occurs when engaging in strategic planning or policy making.
Registration Assessments are not Training Programs
Registration assessments take many forms. They also have enormous significance to applicants. Where the assessment takes place in a practice setting, applicants may come to
Can Competitors Challenge Regulatory Outcomes?
An owner of a funeral home leased land beside it to a crematorium. The crematorium began to offer funeral services in competition with the funeral
No Municipal Manoeuvres
British Columbia’s highest court has said that municipalities cannot ignore safety requirements established by professional regulation legislation: Architectural Institute of British Columbia v. Langford (City),
Dignified Access to Hearing Exhibits
A Supreme Court of Canada decision on sealing a court file may have implications for access to exhibits at discipline hearings. In Sherman (Estate) v.