Daniel Libman

Following the dismissal of the appellant's appeal and stay motion regarding the revocation of his license, the Law Society Tribunal Appeal Division determined the appropriate quantum of costs.

The Law Society sought $12,000, which was below the typical range of $15,000 to $30,000 for an appeal.

The appellant requested costs be fixed at $6,000 payable over four years, citing financial hardship but providing no evidence.

The Tribunal considered the unique nature of the appeal, which provided an opportunity to clarify the Law Society's role in assessing applications following the compromised online licensing examination.

The Tribunal ordered the appellant to pay $9,000 in costs, payable in two installments.

The registrant, a massage therapist, admitted to professional misconduct for inappropriately touching a patient's gluteal and pubic areas without written consent and failing to appropriately address her distress.

The Discipline Tribunal found that he contravened College standards, physically abused the patient, and engaged in disgraceful, dishonourable, or unprofessional conduct.

The Tribunal accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a reprimand, an eight-month suspension, remedial coursework, and costs of $5,852.

The member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for accessing the personal health information of multiple patients without consent or proper authorization over a multi-year period.

The member admitted to the allegations and agreed to a statement of facts.

The Discipline Committee found that the member's actions constituted professional misconduct and were dishonourable and unprofessional.

Accepting a joint submission on penalty, the Committee ordered a reprimand, a three-month suspension of the member's certificate of registration, and remedial conditions including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Ontario Securities Commission alleged that the respondent engaged in illegal insider trading by purchasing shares of a target company while possessing material non-public information obtained through his employment.

The parties reached a settlement agreement wherein the respondent admitted to the misconduct.

The Capital Markets Tribunal approved the settlement, finding it reasonable and in the public interest.

The respondent was ordered to pay an administrative penalty of $235,000, investigation costs of $22,336.27, and was subjected to ten-year market bans and a reprimand.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought disciplinary proceedings against the Member for professional misconduct.

The Member admitted to providing inaccurate and misleading information about COVID-19 and vaccines to patients, administering an unauthorized intravenous infusion without a physician's order, failing to wear appropriate personal protective equipment with a COVID-19 positive patient, and submitting a falsified COVID-19 vaccination certificate to her employer.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member committed professional misconduct.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing an oral reprimand, a six-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on her certificate of registration.

The Member, a Registered Nurse, admitted to professional misconduct for falsifying COVID-19 vaccine records.

The Member falsely documented that colleagues had administered vaccines to the Member and the Member's family members, forged colleagues' signatures, and administered vaccines to family members in non-clinical areas of the facility.

The Discipline Committee accepted a joint submission on penalty, ordering a four-month suspension, an oral reprimand, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

Discipline proceeding arising from a registrant’s admitted sexual relationship with a former or active psychotherapy/counselling client, together with related boundary violations and nondisclosure of a prior complaint to another professional body.

The Panel held that the timing dispute over whether the client was still active when the sexual relationship commenced was immaterial because the professional standards prohibited sexual relations at any time following termination where psychotherapy or counselling had been provided.

The admitted misconduct was found to be disgraceful, dishonourable and unprofessional, with significant aggravating factors including the client’s vulnerabilities, enduring psychological harm, and failure to disclose the earlier complaint on registration and renewals.

The Panel accepted a joint submission on penalty as consistent with the public interest and ordered a written reprimand, publication, and costs, in the context of the registrant’s irrevocable surrender and undertaking never to practise again.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, admitted to committing professional misconduct by submitting false claims for orthotics and other services under her employer's group benefit plan, totaling $2,290.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and found the Member engaged in dishonourable and unprofessional conduct, misappropriated property, and falsified records.

The Committee accepted a Joint Submission on Order, imposing a reprimand, a 3-month suspension, and terms including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The Member, a registered nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct for exposing his penis and masturbating in front of a colleague at work.

The matter proceeded by way of an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Order.

The Discipline Committee found that the Member committed professional misconduct, as his actions contravened the standards of practice and constituted disgraceful, dishonourable, and unprofessional conduct.

The Committee accepted the joint submission on penalty, ordering an oral reprimand, a three-month suspension of the Member's certificate of registration, and the imposition of terms, conditions, and limitations, including meetings with a regulatory expert and employer notification.

The College of Nurses of Ontario brought discipline proceedings against a Registered Practical Nurse for professional misconduct involving two vulnerable patients in a geriatric psychiatry unit.

The Member applied unauthorized mechanical restraints to a patient, failed to monitor him, and subsequently found him deceased in the restraint.

The Member then moved the body to a bed to cover up the circumstances of death and falsified records.

The Member also neglected another patient, leaving her in distress for hours while falsifying her chart.

The Discipline Committee found the Member committed professional misconduct, including physical and emotional abuse.

Accepting a joint submission, the Committee ordered a reprimand and noted the Member's undertaking to permanently resign her certificate of registration.

The College of Chiropodists of Ontario brought a motion for an order permanently staying the discipline proceedings against the respondent member.

The member consented to the order and signed an undertaking to permanently resign his registration and never reapply.

The Discipline Committee found that resolving the proceeding by way of resignation and an undertaking not to reapply, rather than a full hearing, was consistent with the College's mandate to protect the public interest.

The motion was granted, the proceedings were permanently stayed, and the member was ordered to pay costs of $25,000 to the College.

The College of Chiropodists of Ontario brought a motion for an order permanently staying the discipline proceedings against the respondent member.

The member consented to the order and signed an undertaking to permanently resign his registration and never reapply.

The Discipline Committee found that resolving the proceeding by way of resignation and an undertaking not to reapply, rather than a full hearing, was consistent with the College's mandate to protect the public interest.

The motion was granted, the proceedings were permanently stayed, and the member was ordered to pay costs of $25,000 to the College.

The College of Chiropodists of Ontario brought a motion for an order permanently staying discipline proceedings against the Member, who was alleged to have referred patients for orthotics to a corporation controlled by her spouse.

The Member consented to the order and signed an undertaking to permanently resign her registration and never re-apply.

The Discipline Committee granted the motion, finding that the resolution protected the public interest, served public transparency, and avoided the costs of a full hearing.

The Member was also ordered to pay $10,000 in costs.

The Member, a Registered Practical Nurse, faced allegations of professional misconduct relating to improper clinical technique during a female catheterization and failing to document the care provided.

The Member admitted to the allegations, acknowledging that he used an improper grip that resulted in inadvertent touching of the client's clitoris, failed to communicate during the procedure, and left without documenting the intervention.

The Discipline Committee accepted an Agreed Statement of Facts and a Joint Submission on Penalty, ordering a reprimand, a two-month suspension, and terms, conditions, and limitations on the Member's certificate of registration.