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Can a practitioner withdraw a formal undertaking made to a regulator? That issue arose in Al-Naami v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, 2021

The complaints screening process is not a discipline hearing, so complaints screening bodies should be careful not to make credibility findings as if it were

Regulators sometimes address conduct by practitioners that are also being addressed by the courts. For example, a practitioner can be disciplined for sexual abuse and

In an old case that was controversial at the time, a medical practitioner acting in the capacity as a journalist published an article about a

Courts are becoming more assertive in controlling vexatious litigants. A recent decision from Alberta indicates that in some circumstances Courts will prevent vexatious complaints to

Appeals from discipline hearings require a bit of effort. They have to be brought quickly. The appealing party has to prepare a copy of the

After more than a decade, the Ontario Not-for-Profit Corporations Act will take effect as of October 19, 2021. It will replace the ancient Corporations Act

The Ontario Court of Appeal has formally considered its previous sexual abuse cases upholding revocation for frank acts of sex by health practitioners and patients.

A Newfoundland and Labrador court has again affirmed the importance of raising appearance of bias concerns with a hearing panel before taking the issue to

There is significant debate amongst regulators as to the public interest they serve. Typically this debate occurs when engaging in strategic planning or policy making.