Some practitioners act as adjudicators. What is the role of regulatory bodies when dealing with complaints about practitioners acting in their capacity as an adjudicator?
How long should a major breach of trust of a sexual nature with a minor exclude someone from practising in a different profession with little
Seven years ago Ms. Chen was excluded from all gaming sites by the Alcohol and Gaming Commission for engaging in loan sharking: Chen v Alcohol
The Cayton report released on April 11th contains a detailed review of the performance of the College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia. It identified
Regulators encourage practitioners with a disability to participate in assessment and treatment with the hope that the practitioner can remain in practice. Correspondingly, practitioners with
Some regulators publish information about criminal findings against their members in a public register so that the public has access to this information. In fact,
The Courts have affirmed yet again that regulators are not vicariously liable for the conduct of the people they regulate. Vicarious liability is legal responsibility
There is increasing pressure on regulators to provide more information about practitioners who have engaged in behaviour of concern. As a result there is increasing
Last month the Professional Standards Authority of the UK published an update of the criteria it uses to assess the performance of the regulators it
The question of whether a discipline order is stayed (or halted) when there is an appeal to court depends on the applicable statute. In Abrametz