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.
It’s All Circumstantial
Insider trading cases are often circumstantial in nature. Fiorillo v Ontario Securities Commission, 2016 ONSC 6559 is no different. In a very lengthy decision, the
Establishing Holding Out Through Facebook and LinkedIn
It can be challenging for regulators to prove holding out based primarily on social media postings. The case of Law Society of Saskatchewan v Siekawitch,
Searching a Member’s Home for Private Dishonesty
It is rare for regulators to search a member’s home. However, in Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz, 2016 SKQB 320 the Court held that
Bill 87 Gives Government Much More Power over Health Regulators
The changes contained in Bill 87 to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 have been presented as relating primarily to addressing sexual abuse by health
Mandatory Reporting Duty and Making False Allegations
Everyone is required to make a report to the Children’s Aid Society about any reasonable suspicion that a child is in need of protection. A
Cooperation, Bias and Costs
The Ontario Court of Appeal has supported one of the more significant disciplinary decisions of 2016. In Reid v. College of Chiropractors of Ontario, 2016
Plump up that Résumé with Caution
Practitioners have a status that many organizations like to use. However, lending that status to an organization creates a duty on the practitioner to ensure
Enforcing Unauthorized Practice Provisions through Contempt of Court
Regulators are increasingly obtaining restraining orders against illegal practitioners (particularly former members). As a result of these cases, the law of civil contempt has actually
Regulating by Referendum
The latest in the series of Trinity Western University (TWU) cases indicates that statutory bodies cannot regulate by referendum. TWU is a Christian university that