Regulation Pro Blog

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.

Staying out of Civil Proceedings

Most regulators have a statutory confidentiality provision. Some, but not all, of those provisions protect regulators from having to produce information or act as a

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Not Vague and Unenforceable

In Francis v Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board, 2018 NLSC 248, http://canlii.ca/t/hwgdr a group of pharmacists tried a second time to challenge the validity of

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Mistakes vs. Misconduct

It is generally accepted that not all mistakes by practitioners constitute professional misconduct. Sometimes drawing that line is difficult. In other cases it is relatively

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Air of Reality

A case that regulators have been following closely seems to have been resolved in favour of the regulator. In Fitzpatrick v College of Physical Therapists

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Refusal of an Adjournment Upheld

Discipline tribunals often struggle when a practitioner requests an adjournment to obtain legal counsel. The right to have representation at a hearing affecting one’s livelihood

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When Acting as a Licensee

A regulator for horse racing imposed an interim suspension on a jockey after he had made threatening and abusive comments to another jockey, to a

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