{"id":4000,"date":"2022-12-22T14:01:24","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T19:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:53:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:53:52","slug":"ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician","status":"publish","type":"deals-cases","link":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/","title":{"rendered":"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Shukla v. Board of Directors, Health Sciences North, 2022 ONSC 7141<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a December 20, 2022 decision, Justice Janet Leiper of the Ontario Superior Court (Divisional Court) dismissed a motion for urgent interim relief to restore hospital privileges previously held by a physician (the \u201cAppellant\u201d) at Health Sciences North (the \u201cHospital\u201d) against the Hospital Board of Directors and the Health Professions Appeal and Review Board (\u201cHPARB\u201d).<\/p>\n<p>The Appellant had been a member of the active staff at the Hospital until 2018. Following a hearing before the Hospital Board of Directors, the Board of the Hospital accepted the recommendations of the Hospital\u2019s Medical Advisory Committee and immediately revoked the Appellant\u2019s privileges.<\/p>\n<p>The Appellant appealed the Hospital Board\u2019s decision before the HPARB by way of a hearing de novo. He brought a motion before HPARB to restore his Hospital privileges pending the completion of the hearing de novo. He was unsuccessful in his motion before HPARB. He then brought an urgent Judicial review to challenge the HPARB motion decision. The Judicial Review is scheduled for May 2024. The December 20, 2022 decision pertains to an urgent motion he brought for injunctive relief allowing him to resume his practice at the hospital pending his appeal to the HPARB or his judicial review of HPARB\u2019s decision, which ever came first.<\/p>\n<p>The Court dismissed the Appellant\u2019s motion, finding that the Appellant has not met the modified <em>RJR-MacDonald<\/em> test entitling him to an order staying the revocation of his hospital privileges pending judicial review of the HPARB\u2019s decision on its motion.<\/p>\n<p>Lisa Spiegel (Health), F. Paul Morrison, John Chapman and Amanda Perumal (Commercial Litigation) of Miller Thomson represented the Hospital Board of Directors in the dispute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"template":"","class_list":["post-4000","deals-cases","type-deals-cases","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician | Miller Thomson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician | Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Counsel to Health Sciences North.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Miller Thomson\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-30T17:53:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@millerthomson\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/\",\"name\":\"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician | Miller Thomson\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-12-22T19:01:24+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-30T17:53:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Deals and Cases\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\",\"name\":\"Miller Thomson\",\"description\":\"National law firm providing business law expertise and litigation and disputes services for businesses across Canada since 1957.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Miller Thomson\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg\",\"width\":380,\"height\":50,\"caption\":\"Miller Thomson\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/millerthomson\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-thomson-llp\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@millerthomson\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician | Miller Thomson","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician | Miller Thomson","og_description":"Counsel to Health Sciences North.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/","og_site_name":"Miller Thomson","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/","article_modified_time":"2025-05-30T17:53:52+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_site":"@millerthomson","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/","name":"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician | Miller Thomson","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-12-22T19:01:24+00:00","dateModified":"2025-05-30T17:53:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/ontario-superior-court-of-justice-dismisses-appeal-to-reinstate-privileges-for-hospital-physician\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Deals and Cases","item":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/deals-cases\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Ontario Superior Court of Justice dismisses appeal to reinstate privileges for hospital physician"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/","name":"Miller Thomson","description":"National law firm providing business law expertise and litigation and disputes services for businesses across Canada since 1957.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#organization","name":"Miller Thomson","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/miller-thomson.svg","width":380,"height":50,"caption":"Miller Thomson"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MillerThomsonLaw\/","https:\/\/x.com\/millerthomson","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/miller-thomson-llp\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@millerthomson"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deals-cases\/4000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deals-cases"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/deals-cases"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/deals-cases\/4000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.millerthomson.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}