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Rowan’s Law (Concussion Safety), 2018  sets out requirements in Ontario for physician or Nurse Practitioner clearance before a return to play after concussion.

A health care professional can commit acts of professional misconduct if they “ought to have known” better.

Discovery of a claim will not be tied to receipt of supportive expert reports where the plaintiff was previously aware of the material facts.

Even if only involved as a consultant, a physician can be found negligent for deferring to the decisions of the MRP.

Without particularized evidence of malice, a civil claim against a regulatory College for bad faith will likely fail.

An intrusion into privacy will only support a claim for intrusion upon seclusion if the intrusion is such that a reasonable person would regard it as highly offensive. Not every intrusion into personal health information will meet this threshold.

Applications for judicial review that fail to meet basic legal requirements may be dismissed pursuant to Rule 2.1 of the Rules of Civil Procedure.

Inordinate delays in professional disciplinary matters will only be an abuse of process if there is significant prejudice.

As the COVID pandemic persists, virtual care/telehealth continues to be an important method of health care service delivery in Ontario and throughout Canada. However, given the unique nature of telehealth services, there are several important considerations that health care providers should consider.