The Applicant, a lawyer who had been disciplined and disbarred, applied to the court for relief given the Law Society’s unwillingness to direct his application for readmission to the Law Society to the Admissions Committee due to costs owed to the Law Society

21. August 2015 0
A lawyer was disciplined and disbarred, and the costs of the disciplinary hearing were ordered against him. He did not pay the costs and later declared bankruptcy and was subsequently discharged. Several years later he applied for readmission to the Law Society. The Law Society said his application could not be considered by the Admissions ...

The applicant lawyer unsuccessfully applied to have his license to practice reinstated. The applicant then unsuccessfully applied for judicial review of the respondent Law Society’s decision to refuse reinstatement.

26. August 2014 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Barristers and solicitors – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Penalties and suspensions – Disbarment – Restoration of membership – Judicial review – Standard of review – Reasonableness simpliciter Anhang v Law Society of Manitoba, [2014] M.J. No. 196, 2014 MBQB 140, Manitoba Court ...

A former teacher (“Headrick”) applied for judicial review of a decision of the Ontario College of Teachers (the “College”) which had referred his application for a Certificate of Qualification and Registration (“Certificate”) to the College’s Disciplinary Committee

24. May 2011 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – College of Teachers – Restoration of membership – Teachers – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Disciplinary proceedings – Suspension – Public interest – Judicial review – Compliance with legislation – Procedural requirements and fairness – Standard of review – Correctness – Failure to provide reasons – ...

The appeal by the Law Society of Upper Canada (“LSUC”) from a decision of the Appeal Panel which reversed the Hearing Panel’s decision refusing to reinstate a former judge’s membership in the Law Society was dismissed where the Court agreed with the Appeal Panel that the Hearing Panel’s finding as to the appropriate standard of proof was incorrect and undermined the Hearing Panel’s decision to such an extent that its conclusions could not stand

23. September 2008 0
Administrative law – Decisions of administrative tribunals – Law Societies – Judges – Professional misconduct / conduct unbecoming – Barristers and solicitors – Restoration of membership – Public interest – Hearings – Conduct of hearings – Jurisdiction – Judicial review – Evidence – Standard of proof Law Society of Upper Canada v. Evans, [2008] O.J. ...