Prevented from being able to practice: Ontario Court allowed an appeal from a decision of the registration committee of the Ontario Association of Architects granting the appellant a license but refusing to reinstate his certificate of practice

20. July 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Association of Architects – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Appeals – Architects – Reporting requirements Sbrissa v. Ontario Association of Architects, [2021] O.J. No. 1510, 2021 ONSC 2087, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, March 23, 2021, C.T. Hackland, M.A. Penny and L.G. Favreau ...

Alberta Court of Appeal upholds a decision from the Council of the Alberta Association of Architects (“Association”) that held: (i) an architect engaged in architectural practice without Association registration is not immune from regulatory discipline and (ii) an architect that de-registers with the Association after a complaint has been filed but prior to a disciplinary proceeding is not immune from prosecution and sanction

Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Association of Architects – Architects – Governance – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct – De-registration – Unauthorized practice – Public interest – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation  – Procedural requirements and fairness – Bias Ho v. Alberta Assn. of Architects, [2015] A.J. No. 186, 2015 ABCA ...

The Alberta Association of Architects (the “Association”)’s attempt to permanently enjoin Mr. Zul Boga (“Boga”) from practising architecture in future was found to be premature

27. September 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Association of Architects – Architects – Disciplinary proceedings – Public interest – Competence – Training requirements – Remedies – Self-governing professions – Injunctions – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation Alberta Assn. of Architects v. Boga, [2011] A.J. No. 869, 2011 ABQB 482, Alberta Court of Queen’s ...

The Court dismissed the Appellant Architect’s appeal of a decision made by a discipline committee of the Respondent Ontario Association of Architects which found him guilty of two counts of professional misconduct by affixing a seal or permitting a seal to be affixed to a design not prepared under the personal supervision and direction of a member/holder of a temporary licence. Where the issue is integrity, there is no equivalent functional need for peer review or expert evidence as there would be for disputes concerning the standard of practice. The Discipline Committee did not err in law in concluding that the conduct of the member/holder was dishonourable and unprofessional without receiving peer or expert opinion on the issue. As well, there was no compelling reason to interfere with the Discipline Committee’s decision on penalty and costs.

28. July 2009 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Association of Architects – Disciplinary proceedings – Supervision of trainee – Professional misconduct – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Jurisdiction – Evidence – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Cheung v. Ontario Assn. of Architects, [2009] O.J. No. 2230, Ontario Superior ...