On appeal, the College of Opticians of British Columbia (the “College”) succeeded in obtaining an injunction prohibiting two contact lens companies (“Coastal/Clearly”) from selling contact lenses to members of the public without securing written prescriptions in advance. Coastal/Clearly were given six months to become compliant with the applicable regulation before the injunction would take effect.
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Opticians – Opticians – Public interest – Supervision – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Correctness – Remedies – Injunctions – Self-governing professions – Statutory provisions College of Opticians of British Columbia v. Coastal Contacts Inc., [2009] B.C.J. No. 2099, ...