An Ontario lawyer who repeatedly lied to clients about the status of their cases and created fictitious documents had his licence revoked by the Law Society Tribunal after it rejected …
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Law Society revokes Windsor, Ont., paralegal’s licence over sexual relationship with student
The Law Society Tribunal has revoked the licence of Windsor, Ont.-based paralegal after finding he engaged in professional misconduct by initiating and maintaining a sexual relationship with a student… Free …
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Regina lawyer suspended two months for courtroom sexual harassment of court worker
A Regina lawyer has received a two-month suspension from practice after admitting to sexually harassing a court worker by touching her inappropriately during court proceedings. The Law Society of Sask… …
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Ontario lawyer found guilty of professional misconduct for sexual harassment via WhatsApp
An Ontario lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct for sexually harassing a client, following a Law Society Tribunal ruling that determined he engaged in inappropriate communications a… Free …
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LSO Tribunal rules against admitting additional documents in professional misconduct case
The Law Society Tribunal has ruled that additional documents submitted by both the Law Society of Ontario (LSO) and the licensee will not be admitted as evidence in an ongoing …
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Discipline committee calls pharmacist’s sexual abuse of co-worker, who was also a patient, ‘reprehensible’ conduct
A discipline committee of the Ontario College of Pharmacists has found that a registered pharmacist engaged in sexual abuse of a colleague — who was also deemed his patient under …
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Law Society of Alberta allows Ontario-based employment lawyer to resign amid outstanding complaint
A professional discipline committee at the Law Society of Alberta has approved the resignation of an Ontario-based employment lawyer registered in another province while he faced multiple citations re… Free …
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By Maggie Macintosh | Winnipeg Free Press A police officer, a First Nations lawyer and a community-health program manager are among a dozen people who’ve been chosen to serve as panellists …
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An Ontario tribunal has revoked the registration of a nurse after concluding that he sexually abused a patient in his care and breached multiple professional standards, including privacy obligations. … …
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Alberta court overturns one relief-from-duty order, upholds two others for Edmonton cops accused of misconduct
An Alberta court has partially overturned decisions to relieve three Edmonton police officers from duty without pay, sending one matter back for reconsideration while confirming the other two. The off… …


