You make the rules, or else you have to play fair: a society is entitled to create its own procedures, and in doing so may violate some principles of natural justice, as long as it does so expressly in its bylaws

21. June 2022 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – Medical Associations – Investigations – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Associations and clubs – Disciplinary proceedings – By-laws – Governance – Physicians and surgeons – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Penalties and suspensions Webb v. Canadian Medical Assn., [2022] B.C.J. No. 687, ...

College’s decision to terminate physician’s assessment was reasonable given concerns about patient safety

21. September 2021 0
Administrative law – Decisions reviewed – College of Physicians and Surgeons – Judicial review – Procedural requirements and fairness – Natural justice – Standard of review – Reasonableness – Physicians and surgeons – Governance – Competence Sandhu v College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta, [2021] A.J. No. 883, 2021 ABQB 494, Alberta Court of ...

Court declined to exercise its discretion to extend the deadline for filing an application for judicial review

26. August 2016 0
An application for judicial review of a Board of Examiners in Psychology’s decision was dismissed for being brought out of time, as the applicant had the Board’s full decision and did not file the application by the deadline to file. Administrative law – Board of Examiners of Psychologists – Competence – Decisions of administrative tribunals ...

The Court denied a vexatious litigant (pharmacist) leave to appeal a decision that denied his reinstatement application for his pharmacy license on the basis that it was an abuse of process and there were no reasonable grounds for it

22. December 2015 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Pharmacists – Pharmacists – Governance – Disciplinary proceedings – Professional misconduct or conduct unbecoming – Licence to practice – Reinstatement – Judicial review – Appeals – Leave to appeal – Abuse of process – Jurisdiction – Compliance with legislation – Rules and by-laws – Standard ...

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. ...

Dentist seeks judicial review of College’s actions in negotiating, entering into, and enforcing a settlement agreement with him due to the fact that he was suffering from bipolar disorder at the time

19. November 2015 0
Dentist sought judicial review of College’s actions in negotiating, entering into, and enforcing a settlement agreement with him as he was suffering from bipolar disorder at the time. In the alternative, he sought an order converting the petition to a Supreme Court action. No relief was available in the circumstances under the Judicial Review Procedure ...

The Cape Breton University Student’s Union (“CBUSU”) attempted to defederate from the Canadian Federation of Students (“CFS”) through a March 2008 referendum without complying with CFS Bylaws; the referendum was held to be invalid and CBUSU was ordered to pay outstanding fees from the date of the referendum

22. September 2015 0
Administrative law – Associations and clubs – Governance – Elections – By-laws – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness Canadian Federation of Students v. Cape Breton University Students’ Union, [2015] O.J. No. 3633, 2015 ONSC 4093, Ontario Superior Court of Justice, July 10, 2015, R. Beaudoin J. The CFS claimed ...

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 ...

A dentist registered in British Columbia who attempted judicial review of a decision of the Alberta Dental Association and College refusing his registration as a dentist in Alberta, was unsuccessful

24. March 2015 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Dental Surgeons – Dentists – Governance – Licence to practice – Jurisdiction – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Standard of review – Correctness – Reasonableness simpliciter Lum v. Council of the Alberta Dental Association and College, Review Panel, [2015] A.J. No. 19 , 2015 ...

The Applicants (individual practitioners and their Association) were unsuccessful in challenging the Respondent Council’s registration regulation relating to the practice of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners – Governance – Self-governing professions – Charter of Rights and Freedoms – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Legislation – Ultra vires Yuan v. Transitional Council of the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario, [2014] O.J. ...