Setting Precedents- The Top Ten Cases You Need To Know About 2026

In order for regulators to achieve excellence, they must be aware of the legal framework in which they operate, particularly the judge-made legal framework that changes with each important new case that is decided. This session will analyze recent cases in regulatory law, pulling together themes and highlighting differences between countries related to discipline, registration, and human rights issues.

Hear about new cases from the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand that provide the most recent word on issues of importance to regulators. Cases often address the scope of a regulator's authority to investigate its members, tips on conducting efficient and fair investigations, common evidentiary challenges at discipline hearings, the proper exercise of disciplinary powers, and human rights challenges in the registration process. This session will help regulators stay up to date with cases that directly affect how they should exercise their authority so that they can ensure that they are following best practices.

Presenters:
Amigo Wade, Director, Virginia Division of Legislative Services
Carolyn Silver, Chief Legal Officer, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario
Graeme Keirstead, Deputy Registrar/Chief Legal Counsel, College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia

Originally presented: October 2026