Interim Suspension Orders by the Hearing Panel
Some regulators have the ability to make interim orders before a discipline hearing is held. Typically, those orders are made by a screening or other
Rebecca Durcan
November 15, 2021
Some regulators have the ability to make interim orders before a discipline hearing is held. Typically, those orders are made by a screening or other
A freeze order is a type of interim order made by a regulator preventing a person from dealing with their financial assets until a concern
Some regulators have the authority to award costs to a practitioner where no finding of professional misconduct is made and the referral to discipline by
Increasingly, regulators post information about criminal charges against practitioners on their websites to provide all relevant information to the public and to enable the public
Should a discipline hearing proceed even though a criminal trial on related allegations is pending? In Berko v. Ontario College of Pharmacists, 2021 ONSC 6120
An appearance of bias can arise as a result of the way that a proceeding is conducted. In Kivisto v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021
In Khan v. Law Society of Ontario, 2021 ONSC 6019 (CanLII), https://canlii.ca/t/jj1xj a practitioner was disbarred in respect of his billing practices for accounts submitted
NB This decision was reversed by the Ontario Court of Appeal at Lauzon v Ontario (Justices of the Peace Review Council), 2023 ONCA 425 (CanLII),
It is a fundamental principle that a practitioner should know the allegations (and case) they will meet before their discipline hearing starts. Some exceptions exist
Discipline panels should generally accept joint submissions unless doing so would bring the administration of justice into disrepute or would be contrary to the public