The case of Reid v College of Chiropractors of Ontario, 2016 ONSC 1041 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/gs27k involved a chiropractor who made inappropriate and harassing comments to
The case of Reid v College of Chiropractors of Ontario, 2016 ONSC 1041 (CanLII), http://canlii.ca/t/gs27k involved a chiropractor who made inappropriate and harassing comments to
Regulators who require applicants to pass an examination before registration grapple with how often the applicant should be able to attempt the exam. There is
It is a popular misconception that an organization has to be exercising a statutory power to be subject to judicial review. The courts have held
Generally expert witnesses must be neutral and they must provide a written report of their opinion well in advance of any hearing. Last year the
While most professional misconduct does not require the proof of intent to do something wrong, generally evidence of taking all proper precautions will result in
A recurring theme in registration cases is the consideration of special circumstances for exempting registration requirements. An Alberta court upheld the reasonableness of the refusal
In Ontario the law is pretty well settled that complaints screening committees do not make findings of wrongdoing and do not impose sanctions when directing
Just as Discipline Committees should accept a joint submission unless it would bring the administration of justice into disrepute, so they should not impose a
Ever since the Supreme Court of Canada in Finney v. Barreau du Québec, [2004] 2 S.C.R. 17 suggested that some forms of negligence could constitute