The Divisional Court of Ontario recently ordered that an appeal of a discipline hearing proceed remotely over the objections of counsel for the practitioner. The
In College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia v Ezzati, 2020 BCSC 339, http://canlii.ca/t/j5s7k the Court had to decide what sentence to impose on
Generally the fact that a practitioner is under investigation is not made public. Only if a referral to discipline is made or significant remedial action
Some appearances of bias can be caused by the structure of the legislation. For example, where a complaint is made about a member of the
Should there ever be limits to a regulator’s access to a practitioner’s client files when the files are relevant to an investigation? Almost never is
A recent decision of the Ontario Court of Appeal has provided additional guidance about making findings on credibility. In R. v Esquivel-Benitez, 2020 ONCA 160,
Few regulatory decisions have as significant an impact on individuals as clinical examinations, especially for an examinee’s final attempt. In Mattar v The National Dental
For almost two decades the case of Finney v Barreau du Québec, 2004 SCC 36, http://canlii.ca/t/1h87m has caused regulators to wonder in what circumstances a
The Ontario government has just issued an emergency order, retroactive to March 16, 2020, suspending all limitation periods and timelines in proceedings. Regulators generally deal
Breaches of client confidentiality rarely are the sole subject of a discipline hearing. There are many possible explanations for this including that practitioners are respectful