Does the Kienapple principle apply to professional misconduct allegations against members of a self-regulated profession?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gregory (Re), 2021 LSBC 34 (CanLII):
The Kienapple principle applies to allegations of professional misconduct made against members of a self-regulated profession (Macdonald v. Institute of Chartered Accountants of British Columbia, 2010 BCCA 492 at paras. 54 and 55).
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