Searching a Member’s Home for Private Dishonesty
It is rare for regulators to search a member’s home. However, in Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz, 2016 SKQB 320 the Court held that
Rebecca Durcan
December 19, 2016
It is rare for regulators to search a member’s home. However, in Law Society of Saskatchewan v Abrametz, 2016 SKQB 320 the Court held that
The changes contained in Bill 87 to the Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991 have been presented as relating primarily to addressing sexual abuse by health
Everyone is required to make a report to the Children’s Aid Society about any reasonable suspicion that a child is in need of protection. A
The Ontario Court of Appeal has supported one of the more significant disciplinary decisions of 2016. In Reid v. College of Chiropractors of Ontario, 2016
Practitioners have a status that many organizations like to use. However, lending that status to an organization creates a duty on the practitioner to ensure
Regulators are increasingly obtaining restraining orders against illegal practitioners (particularly former members). As a result of these cases, the law of civil contempt has actually
The latest in the series of Trinity Western University (TWU) cases indicates that statutory bodies cannot regulate by referendum. TWU is a Christian university that
The case of Finney v. Barreau du Quebec, 2004 SCC 36 has puzzled regulators for more than a decade as it appeared to suggest that
The Supreme Court of Canada has provided detailed guidance on how adjudicators should approach joint submissions. While the case deals with a criminal case (a
Can a regulator have access to the member’s personal cell phone and residence? In McLean v. Law Society of British Columbia, 2016 BCCA 368 the