A Committee’s decision finding a psychologist/registrant guilty of professional misconduct for failing to use the term “non practicing” in his advertising was upheld by the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

22. December 2015 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Psychologists – Psychologists – Governance – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Licence to practice – Unauthorized practice – Advertising – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Rules and by-laws – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Correctness Sydiaha v. ...

A non-practising psychologist (“Sydiaha”) appealed from a decision of the Council of the Saskatchewan College of Psychologists where it had found him guilty of professional misconduct for advertising himself as a psychologist, without specifying that he was non-practising

24. June 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Psychologists – Psychologists – Disciplinary proceedings – Unauthorized practice – Advertising – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Public interest – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Sydiaha v. Saskatchewan College of Psychologists, [2014] S.J. No. 254, 2014 ...

Mr. Chiarelli (“Chiarelli”) was unsuccessful in appealing from an order that permanently enjoined him from engaging in the practice of law or in the provision of legal services in Ontario.

24. June 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Investigations – Paralegals – Unauthorized practice – Advertising – Disciplinary proceedings – Self-representation – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation Law Society of Upper Canada v Chiarelli, [2014] O.J. No. 2328, 2014 ONCA 391, Ontario Court of Appeal, May 14, 2014, ...

A massage therapist (“Ren”) was unsuccessful on judicial review of a caution issued against her by a panel of the Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee of the College (“ICRC”)

24. June 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Massage Therapists – Investigations – Advertising – Massage Therapists – Disciplinary proceedings – Judicial review – Jurisdiction of court – Natural justice – Procedural requirements and fairness Ren v. College of Massage Therapists of Ontario, [2014] O.J. No. 2244, 2014 ONSC 2758, Ontario Superior Court ...

The Ontario Divisional Court dismissed the appeal of the appellant physician from four decisions of the Committee of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (the “Committee”) when found that she failed to maintain the standards of practice of the profession; had engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional conduct; and demonstrated a lack of knowledge, skill and judgment in her treatment of a number of patients. The Court upheld the Committee’s penalty of a two year suspension and restrictive terms thereafter preventing the appellant from practising as a cosmetic surgeon, and performing any surgery except as a surgical assistant in a hospital under supervision. The Court also upheld the Committee’s finding that the appellant contravened the advertising regulation under the Medicine Act, 1991 S.O. 1991 c.30, finding that the CPSO’s ban on the use of testimonials and superlatives was constitutional.

24. December 2013 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Physicians and surgeons – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Competence – Advertising – Penalties – Suspensions – Judicial review – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness simpliciter Yazdanfar v. College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario, [2013] O.J. No. ...