The Nova Scotia Court of Appeal upheld a tribunal decision that suspended a pharmacist for two years for false, illegal prescriptions. Although the suspension was at the higher end of the scale, the Appeal Court found the penalty fell within the range of permissible outcomes under the reasonableness standard of review.

26. March 2013 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Pharmacists – Pharmacists – Disciplinary proceedings – Investigations – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Evidence – Jurisdiction of court – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter – Costs Fadelle v. Nova Scotia College of Pharmacists, [2013] N.S.J. No. 90, ...

A pharmacist (“Farbeh”) appealed the findings of the disciplinary panel (“Panel”) of the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia (“College”) and was successful in having the decisions in three out of five counts reversed

25. January 2012 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Pharmacists – Pharmacists – Disciplinary proceedings – Competence – Billing matters – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Penalties and suspensions – Judicial review – Right to legal counsel – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Farbeh v. College of ...

The Appellant, Farbeh, unsuccessfully appealed a decision made by the College of Pharmacists of British Columbia imposing a temporary suspension from practice

22. September 2009 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Pharmacists – Inquiry committee decisions – Pharmacists – Disciplinary proceedings – Penalties and suspensions – Public interest – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Failure to provide reasons – Delay – Investigative bodies – Role Farbeh v. College of Pharmacists of British Columbia, ...