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Tribunals are becoming increasingly strict about granting adjournments. Many now address in their rules of procedure the need for parties to be ready to proceed

Many regulators rely upon external accreditation bodies to approve educational programs for registration purposes. Those accreditation bodies are often not-for-profit entities that are independent of

Rising rates of suicide among regulated professionals who have been the subjects of complaints and investigations have become a concern for regulators across the world.

How should the systemic discrimination experienced by registrants be taken in account in disciplinary proceedings? The Divisional Court addressed that issue in four separate contexts

While the language for regulatory interim order provisions vary, most relate in some way to the risk of harm. But how does the non-cooperation of

What can a tribunal do when one of its former members discloses to outsiders confidential information about its internal processes? The Court in Derenzis v

Can a third party compel a regulator to take enforcement action against those it regulates? In Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority v Environmental 360 Solutions

Whenever educators and advisors discuss the importance of record keeping, they often haul out the old chestnut “if it wasn’t recorded, it wasn’t done” (or

The first substantive Bill of the new Ontario government relates to free trade. However, Bill 2, Protect Ontario Through Free Trade Within Canada Act, 2025,

Two of the more challenging issues with which discipline tribunals cope are determining whether a registrant’s conduct fell below accepted standards of practice and, where