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Distinctions and Differences
Discipline tribunals are increasingly asked to make nuanced legal distinctions. An example is Bujacz v. Ontario College of Teachers, 2026 ONSC 1265, where a discipline
Reinstatement: Reweigh or Reasonableness
Where a tribunal or court has the power to review a decision on a “reasonableness” standard, it must not reweigh the evidence. Some guidance on
If We Can’t Have a National Regulator, Can We Have a National Register?
While the Supreme Court of Canada has said in Reference re Pan‑Canadian Securities Regulation, 2018 SCC 48 (CanLII), [2018] 3 SCR 189, that a national
UK Report on Private Equity Investments in Professional Practices
A report by the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has broad implications for UK regulated professions with private equity investment (even though the focus
Updated Oversight Criteria for Regulators
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) of the United Kingdom is the oversight body for UK’s health and social work professions regulators. The PSA has just
If It Quacks Like a Duck
No one engaging in the unauthorized practice of medicine can rely “on ‘weasel words’ to avoid accountability and gloss over the substance of what [they
Let Me Count the Defences
There are many types of claims (called “causes of action”) that can be made against regulators. There are also several defences that regulators can raise
Scope of a Restraining Order
Many regulators can ask a court to direct an unregistered person to stop performing controlled acts, using a protected title, or holding themselves out as
Court Reinstates Provision Protecting Regulatory Information from Use in Civil Proceedings
Many regulators have provisions that prevent at least some of their information, documents, or decisions from being used in civil proceedings. The purpose of these