The appellant appealed a decision of the Discipline Committee Panel of the College of Physicians and Surgeons finding him guilty of professional misconduct for allegedly sexually touching a patient thirty years earlier.
The appellant argued the Panel's reasons were conclusory and insufficient for meaningful appellate review.
The Divisional Court agreed, finding the reasons failed to demonstrate justification, transparency, and intelligibility, particularly regarding the rejection of the appellant's evidence and the treatment of inconsistencies in the complainant's evidence.
The appeal was allowed, the finding set aside, and the matter remitted for a new hearing.