Legal Profession Offences (Sentencing Cases)
Digests
| Case Name | Prv. | Crt. | Sentence | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law Society of Ontario v King, 2022 ONLSTH 6 (CanLII) | ON  |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSO v Dakin, 2022 ONLSTH 23 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| NSBS v McKeough, 2022 NSBS 1 (CanLII) | NS  |
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| LSO v Ljiljanic, 2021 ONLSTH 5 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSO v Dinning, 2021 ONLSTH 85 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSO v Zaitzeff, 2021 ONLSTH 108 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSO v Campbell, 2021 ONLSTH 112 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSO v Decock, 2021 ONLSTH 121 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSO v Ferguson, 2021 ONLSTH 124 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| NSBS v Rhyno, 2021 NSBS 4 (CanLII) | NS |
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| NSBS v Robinson, 2021 NSBS 3 (CanLII) | NS |
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| Colpitts, 2020 NSBS 2 (CanLII) | NS |
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| LSUC v Farant, 2014 ONLSTH 201 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSUC v Sinukoff, 2012 ONLSHP 12 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| NSBS v Jacquard, 2012 NSBS 1 (CanLII) | NS |
12 month suspension | Find summaries of case. | |
| NSBS v. Colpitts, 2011 NSBS 2 (CanLII) | NS |
AT | "the Panel imposed a reprimand for acting in conflict of interest despite a prior disciplinary record for the same misconduct." | |
| NSBS v. Blaikie, 2010 NSBS 3 (CanLII) | NS | AT | "a senior lawyer claimed to be under significant stress in his personal life. There were failures to conduct his practice in accordance with the trust account regulations, to adequately separate his business and legal practice, to adequately disclose his status when appearing to act on behalf of clients, and to adequately refer those clients for independent legal advice. Mr Blaikie was suspended for two months and received a costs penalty of $29,000 plus HST." | |
| LSUC v Neinstein, 2008 CanLII 48142 (ON SCDC) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| NSBS v. Rhyno, 2007 NSBS 2 (CanLII) | NS |
AT | "the Panel imposed a 30 day suspension, requirement for ethics education, and $10,000 contribution to costs. The transgressions by Mr Rhyno involved self-interested conflict of interest in relation to a client’s legal business, the filing of documents with the Registrar of Joint Stocks which he knew to be false, breaches of confidentiality, and failure to be competent in the corporate work that he did undertake." | |
| LSUC v Kiernan, 2006 ONLSHP 98 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | Find summaries of case. | |
| LSUC v Babij, 2004 ONLSHP 24 (CanLII) | ON |
AT | 12 months suspension | "a lawyer’s neglect resulted in misappropriations, engineered by his wife, of approximately $1,900,000." Find summaries of case. |
| NSBS v Anderson, 2003 NSBS 4 (CanLII) | NS |
24 month suspension | Find summaries of case. | |
| NSBS v Rhindress, 2002 NSBS 9 (CanLII) | NS |
12 month suspension | Find summaries of case. | |
Costs
- Law Society of Ontario v. Vincent, 2024 ONLSTH 13 (CanLII)