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The Lisbon Recognition Convention (LRC) is an international agreement involving Europe, the United States and Canada. It has been ratified by Canada earlier this year,

The wording of restraining orders is definitely an art, rather than a science. In the past courts have encouraged such orders to be worded as

When regulators impose a fine or administrative penalty, do they have an obligation to try to collect it? In British Columbia (Securities Commission) v Thow,

The trend in registration matters has been to consider competencies rather than credentials. This is an essential part of the legal requirements imposed on regulators

In some discipline cases the defence relates to the process rather than the merits. To a large extent, Walia v College of Veterinarians of Ontario,

The Ontario Divisional Court provided additional guidance on the awarding of costs by a discipline tribunal. In Robinson v College of Early Childhood Educators, 2018

It is rare for a disciplinary case to be stayed on the grounds of excessive delay. However, Diaz-Rodriguez v British Columbia (Police Complaint Commissioner), 2018

Practitioners cannot use their clients as pawns in their professional disputes. Doing so can amount to professional misconduct. A physician learned this the hard way

The predominant reaction of regulators to the legalization of cannabis for recreational use has been that nothing has changed. And to a large extent that

Many screening committees are given the authority to take certain action and to also take other action not inconsistent with their enabling legislation. In Hancock