CGA successful on judicial review in setting aside liability and penalty decisions in a professional misconduct matter

21. June 2017 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Certified General Accountants – Judicial review – Evidence – Credibility – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Professions – Accountants – Disciplinary proceedings – Procedural fairness Richmond v. Discipline Committee of the Certified General Accountants Assn. of Ontario, [2017] O.J. No. 2078, 2017 ONSC 1765, Ontario Superior ...

Accountant had a duty to cooperate with the investigation of his governing body

22. January 2016 0
The Applicant accountant, Mr. Round, was unsuccessful in his application for judicial review relating to the decision made by his governing body (the Respondent, the Institute of Chartered Accountants). The Respondent had decided to initiate formal professional misconduct proceedings against him relating to his failure to cooperate with its investigation. Administrative law – Accountants – ...

Application for judicial review of decision of Professional Conduct Tribunal of Certified General Accountants’ Association of Ontario convicting the applicant of professional misconduct

Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Certified General Accountants – Accountants – Disciplinary proceedings – Investigations – Judicial review – Natural justice – Procedural requirements and fairness – Jurisdiction – Failure to provide reasons – Judicial review application – Premature – Remedies – Alternative remedies Voudouris v. Certified General Accountants’ Assn. of Ontario, [2014] ...

The Competence Committee of the Certified General Accountants Association of Ontario (the “Competence Committee”) was successful in obtaining judicial review of a decision of the Appeal Tribunal of the Association where the Court held that the Tribunal made a decision on matters that were not before it and, in doing so, breached its duty to act fairly

26. December 2007 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Certified General Accountants – Accountants – Disciplinary proceedings – Judicial review – Jurisdiction of tribunal – Procedural requirements and fairness Certified General Accountants Assn. of Ontario v. Certified General Accountants Assn. of Ontario, [2007] O.J. No. 4299, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, November 7, 2007, J.D. Carnwath, ...