Professional Regulation Law

Harper Grey LLP's professional regulation law practitoners are leading counsel in professional negligence, human rights and administrative law.

We represent clients in most types of regulatory and administrative law matters. We defend and assist professionals facing serious legal problems related to their practice, business and reputations.

Professionals often grapple with serious ethical issues - issues that can become problems that threaten their reputations, security and practices. Harper Grey LLP lawyers have a long history of helping health care, financial, legal, engineering, education and other professionals with ethical obligations and responsibilities, as well as other practice issues.

Our areas of focus in professional regulation law

We represent professionals before the following administrative and regulatory bodies:

  • College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
  • British Columbia College of Psychologists
  • College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia
  • British Columbia College of Teachers
  • British Columbia Teachers Federation
  • Architectural Institute of British Columbia
  • Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia
  • British Columbia Veterinary Medical Association
  • Law Society of British Columbia
  • British Columbia Board of Registration of Social Workers
  • Hospital Appeal Board of British Columbia
  • Insurance Council of British Columbia
  • British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal
  • Environmental Appeal Board
  • British Columbia Securities Commission
  • Market Regulation Services Inc.
  • Investment Dealers Association
  • College of Physical Therapists of British Columbia
  • College of Massage Therapists of British Columbia
  • College of Occupational Therapists of British Columbia
  • British Columbia College of Chiropractors
  • Employment Standards Branch

In addition, we advise a number of professional organizations who give advice to their members.

We also act as counsel in matters involving regulation in numerous industries including forestry, mining, wildlife management, land use, taxation, and transportation.

We also write and edit the Harper Grey Administrative Law Netletter for Quicklaw. This is a leading publication providing the timely review of leading administrative law cases from across Canada.

Contact person

William Clark is the Chair of Harper Grey LLP’s professional regulation law group. Please contact him at 604.895.2808 or via email.

Representative Client Work

  • representing professionals before their governing body in disciplinary matters including allegations of negligence, sexual misconduct, improper prescribing of medication, breach of confidentiality and incompetence
  • Acting as counsel in many court decisions related to the scope of judicial review and appeals from administrative tribunals such as the Health Professions Review Board
  • Appealing disciplinary decisions including matters considered by the Supreme Court of Canada, such as Dr. Q. v. The College of Physicians and Surgeons of British Columbia
  • Providing policy advice to professionals and organizations on matters including privacy legislation, the scope of and proposed amendments to the Health Professions Act, the role of mediation in professional regulation, the drafting of by-laws and ethical standards
  • Appeals involving Constitutional and Charter challenges
  • representing clients in cases involving privacy issues and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act
  • Representing health care professionals in many disputes with the Medical Services Commission related to billing audits and the recovery of alleged overpayments to health professions
  • Involvement in the British Columbia Royal Commission on Workers Compensation
  • Representing clients in wildlife management matters involving the Environmental Appeal Board
  • Representing clients in disputes involving forest practice matters
  • Representing broker dealers, registered representatives and traders in investigations and disciplinary hearings by securities regulatory authorities including the BC Securities Commission, the Investment Dealers Association and the MFDA

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