Public Interest Litigation Against Investigators
Can the courts be used to effect change in the way that investigators conduct their inquiries? That issue is squarely raised in Williams v London
Bernie LeBlanc
February 25, 2019
Can the courts be used to effect change in the way that investigators conduct their inquiries? That issue is squarely raised in Williams v London
Unregistered persons can be creative in the use of language to describe themselves and their services. When there is a risk that members of the
Most regulators have a statutory confidentiality provision. Some, but not all, of those provisions protect regulators from having to produce information or act as a
Policy makers are torn about how much discretion to give regulators to refuse to process complaints that are outside of the regulator’s jurisdiction or are
In Francis v Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy Board, 2018 NLSC 248, http://canlii.ca/t/hwgdr a group of pharmacists tried a second time to challenge the validity of
It is generally accepted that not all mistakes by practitioners constitute professional misconduct. Sometimes drawing that line is difficult. In other cases it is relatively
A case that regulators have been following closely seems to have been resolved in favour of the regulator. In Fitzpatrick v College of Physical Therapists
Health regulators have long faced criticism that they lack transparency and that they hide information about their members from the public. This criticism is often
As a general rule, regulators can only be sued for damages if they act in bad faith. When a person sues a regulator they must
Discipline tribunals often struggle when a practitioner requests an adjournment to obtain legal counsel. The right to have representation at a hearing affecting one’s livelihood