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Practitioners facing serious allegations of misconduct have the right to a fair hearing, including adjournments, when necessary to prepare their case or because of health

Regulators are being given increased authority to impose remediation to address concerns about a practitioner’s practice at the complaints screening stage. While there are concerns,

If a practitioner is registered in two jurisdictions, which should proceed first with the investigation and hearing? This issue arose in Mema v Chartered Professional

The complaints decisions of many regulators are subject to external scrutiny. The scrutiny is often focused on whether the public interest was served. The test

What should a regulator do where a practitioner refuses to cooperate with an investigation and attacks the investigation aggressively on social media including posting documents

There is no general duty of procedural fairness or duty to consult when proposing legislative amendments or making policies: Covant v. College of Veterinarians of

Interim suspensions (or other orders) during an investigation are always challenging for Courts to decide. Typically, they are challenged through an application for judicial review.

There is continuing ambiguity as to the impact of a practitioner’s bankruptcy proceedings on disciplinary sanctions. The goal of the bankruptcy process is to enable

Courts are frequently tasked with deciding whether a discipline sanction should commence even though an appeal or judicial review is pending. Even where a court

Occasionally regulators have to address breaches of their Code of Conduct by a Board or Council member. Where the concerns amount to allegations of wrongdoing