Professional Misconduct

Professional regulation is the regulation of various professionals for the protection, safety and well-being of the public.  Disciplinary tribunals and misconduct proceedings are undertaken by professional regulatory bodies against professionals who are alleged to have breached their professional duty of…

A ruling against a nurse at a disciplinary hearing at the Ontario College of Nurses raises concerns over practices that are common place within a working environment, but where one individual is allegedly singled out and penalised.  Rogerson Law Group…

Health professionals, whether doctors, dentists, midwives, physiotherapists, and the like, are required by their licensing bodies to undergo refresher training at regular intervals.  Where a health professional fails to keep up with the required training, they risk being disciplined and…

Rogerson Law Group has won an important appeal against a Registrar’s ruling denying registration of a real estate salesperson on the basis of her past conduct. The ruling makes clear that the Registrar must do more than simply rely on…

Health care professionals face increasingly burdensome regulatory obligations in today’s consumer focussed marketplace.  Patient care is necessarily paramount, but the risk of regulatory scrutiny is correspondingly high, with tightening of regulations a continuing trend.  Rogerson Law Group’s Professional Misconduct and…