The Law of Regulatory Investigations in Canada

James T. Casey, KC, B.Comm., LL.B., is a partner working in Field Law’s Edmonton office. His primary areas of practice are administrative law, professional regulation and acting as a labour arbitrator. Jim founded the firm’s Professional Regulatory Group and acts as legal counsel to numerous professional organizations. He provides advice in all areas, including discipline, registration, unauthorized practice, mobility, governance issues and development of legislation, and has appeared before the Supreme Court of Canada in cases involving professional regulation and the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Jim focuses a significant part of his practice on developing and providing training for regulators and their tribunals. He has written numerous publications and is the author or co-author of five books, including The Regulation of Professions in Canada, which is considered one of the leading legal textbooks in the area and has been cited by the Supreme Court of Canada and in hundreds of tribunal and court decisions. Jim frequently presents at conferences and workshops across Canada on professional regulation, administrative law issues and labour relations issues. He served for 14 years as a part-time Vice-Chair of the Alberta Labour Relations Board and has an active practice as a labour arbitrator and grievance mediator. Jim served as Field Law’s Managing Partner for eight years and has sat on the Board of Directors of a wide range of community organizations.

Jason Kully, a partner at Field Law in Edmonton, was called to the Alberta Bar in 2013. Jason primarily serves clients in the practice areas of professional regulation and labour and employment. As a member of Field Law’s Professional Regulatory Group, Jason serves as a legal advisor for a variety of professional regulatory organizations across many different professions, including health care, legal, real estate, engineering and geoscience, in matters involving governance, conduct and discipline, policies and procedure, privacy, registration, and unauthorized practice. Jason has appeared at all levels of Court in Alberta, and regularly appears as counsel before administrative tribunals. Jason also regularly acts as independent counsel to administrative tribunals. Jason believes in staying informed and frequently writes articles on recent developments in professional regulation. He is also a co-author of “The Annotated Health Professions Act”. Jason regularly presents on professional regulatory and administrative law issues and provides training to members of professional regulatory organizations. He also acts a sessional instructor at the University of Alberta Faculty of Law.

Michelle Casey, an associate at Lawson Lundell LLP in Vancouver, obtained her Juris Doctor from the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia in 2017. She was called to the British Columbia Bar in 2018 and the Alberta Bar in 2019. Michelle is a member of Lawson Lundell’s litigation group, with a focus on regulatory litigation. Michelle’s practice includes advising on provincial and federal regulatory regimes, assisting clients with regulatory compliance, and defending clients charged with administrative penalties. She works with clients operating in a wide range of sectors including the public utility, forestry, oil and gas, mining, and aquaculture sectors. Michelle has appeared before the courts of British Columbia and the Federal Court of Canada, as well as assisted clients in arbitration.