The appellant, the Ontario College of Teachers, appealed a decision of its discipline committee allowing the respondent's motion to have her verbal reprimand administered in Ottawa rather than Toronto.
The Divisional Court allowed the appeal, finding that the committee erred in its application of the doctrine of res judicata.
The court held that the issue of the location of the reprimand had already been decided in a previous hearing where the respondent was ordered to attend in person, which implicitly meant Toronto.
The committee's conclusion that it had not decided the location was unreasonable, and there were no exceptional circumstances to justify refusing to apply issue estoppel.
