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Former LawPRO chair and LSO bencher facing interlocutory suspension hearing lawsocietytribunal.ca/document-htm...
McGrath, 25H-189 NMIS - Law Society Tribunal
lawsocietytribunal.ca
December 12, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Former LawPRO chair and LSO bencher facing interlocutory suspension hearing lawsocietytribunal.ca/document-htm...
Lawyer faces new contempt hearing over AI hallucinations after admitting she was lying when she blamed staff for using ChatGPT "out of fear of the potential consequences and sheer embarrassment at having to admit my solitary responsibility for this grave lapse" canlii.ca/t/kgvr8
canlii.ca
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Lawyer faces new contempt hearing over AI hallucinations after admitting she was lying when she blamed staff for using ChatGPT "out of fear of the potential consequences and sheer embarrassment at having to admit my solitary responsibility for this grave lapse" canlii.ca/t/kgvr8
Lawyer jointly liable for $34k costs after participating in registration and perfection of lien "without making basic inquiries that would have revealed the absence of any agreement or entitlement to the claimed extras. His failure to do so amounts to wilful blindness" canlii.ca/t/kgnhv
canlii.ca
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Lawyer jointly liable for $34k costs after participating in registration and perfection of lien "without making basic inquiries that would have revealed the absence of any agreement or entitlement to the claimed extras. His failure to do so amounts to wilful blindness" canlii.ca/t/kgnhv
$500 costs order against immigration lawyer who blamed opposing counsel for not pointing out case reference errors: "Applicant’s counsel could have simply admitted to, and corrected, the errors in her case references and addressed the assertion that [AI] may have been used" canlii.ca/t/kgk6k
canlii.ca
November 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
$500 costs order against immigration lawyer who blamed opposing counsel for not pointing out case reference errors: "Applicant’s counsel could have simply admitted to, and corrected, the errors in her case references and addressed the assertion that [AI] may have been used" canlii.ca/t/kgk6k
Law Society president criticized after noting opponent in default, failing to disclose exec role: "These actions were not isolated. They reflect a pattern of inflexibility, sharp practice, and disregard for the professional obligation of candour. canlii.ca/t/kfr5q
canlii.ca
October 9, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Law Society president criticized after noting opponent in default, failing to disclose exec role: "These actions were not isolated. They reflect a pattern of inflexibility, sharp practice, and disregard for the professional obligation of candour. canlii.ca/t/kfr5q
Man has no claim on brother's $301k casino win, despite earlier agreement to split winnings "The agreement reached required a...winning hand by one of them when both of them were sitting at the same table playing Let it Ride at the same time. That is not what occurred"https://canlii.ca/t/kfnsl
October 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Man has no claim on brother's $301k casino win, despite earlier agreement to split winnings "The agreement reached required a...winning hand by one of them when both of them were sitting at the same table playing Let it Ride at the same time. That is not what occurred"https://canlii.ca/t/kfnsl
Judge uses tort fee approval to claw back excessive contingency fee already paid for accident benefits settlement: "if [counsel] had provided the application judge with the jurisprudence reviewed above...he would not have approved legal fees based on 35%" canlii.ca/t/kfmwx
canlii.ca
September 30, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Judge uses tort fee approval to claw back excessive contingency fee already paid for accident benefits settlement: "if [counsel] had provided the application judge with the jurisprudence reviewed above...he would not have approved legal fees based on 35%" canlii.ca/t/kfmwx
Medical resident loses human rights claim against former supervisor and his lawyer brother: "this Application is not supported by credible, reliable evidence capable of establishing a link—or nexus—between the adverse treatment and a Code-protected ground" canlii.ca/t/kfhhm
canlii.ca
September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Medical resident loses human rights claim against former supervisor and his lawyer brother: "this Application is not supported by credible, reliable evidence capable of establishing a link—or nexus—between the adverse treatment and a Code-protected ground" canlii.ca/t/kfhhm
TMU prof's dismissal for sexual harassment of colleague, transitioning into rudeness/incivility upheld by arbitrator: "there is an insufficient basis to mitigate the presumptively valid penalty of discharge" canlii.ca/t/kfhj4
canlii.ca
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
TMU prof's dismissal for sexual harassment of colleague, transitioning into rudeness/incivility upheld by arbitrator: "there is an insufficient basis to mitigate the presumptively valid penalty of discharge" canlii.ca/t/kfhj4
Race not a factor in Edmonton Police officer's pursuit/takedown/handcuffing of black 69-yr-old courier for jaywalking, human rights tribunal finds: "It is not this Tribunal’s role to assess the appropriateness or reasonableness of use of force." canlii.ca/t/kfhnb
canlii.ca
September 22, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Race not a factor in Edmonton Police officer's pursuit/takedown/handcuffing of black 69-yr-old courier for jaywalking, human rights tribunal finds: "It is not this Tribunal’s role to assess the appropriateness or reasonableness of use of force." canlii.ca/t/kfhnb
Evidence tossed in voyeurism trial after Keystone cop performance by officers who raided the wrong house, pointed gun at innocent tenants before conducting warrantless cell phone search: "the officers applied an alarming lack of care and attention" canlii.ca/t/kfcrb
canlii.ca
September 17, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Evidence tossed in voyeurism trial after Keystone cop performance by officers who raided the wrong house, pointed gun at innocent tenants before conducting warrantless cell phone search: "the officers applied an alarming lack of care and attention" canlii.ca/t/kfcrb
Canadian Lawyer Magazine editorial board member facing (unproven) disciplinary proceedings by LSO: lawsocietytribunal.ca/document-htm... . He'll be hoping for more success than the last board member at the tribunal canlii.ca/t/kcsr1
Persaud, 25H-127 NOA - Law Society Tribunal
lawsocietytribunal.ca
September 12, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Canadian Lawyer Magazine editorial board member facing (unproven) disciplinary proceedings by LSO: lawsocietytribunal.ca/document-htm... . He'll be hoping for more success than the last board member at the tribunal canlii.ca/t/kcsr1
Judge on misrepresentations in legal marketing exec's letter to IRCC for new girlfriend: "[he] was not really able to understand the seriousness of what he had done, referring to it just as 'my bad', minimizing the seriousness of immigration fraud." canlii.ca/t/kf918
canlii.ca
September 9, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Judge on misrepresentations in legal marketing exec's letter to IRCC for new girlfriend: "[he] was not really able to understand the seriousness of what he had done, referring to it just as 'my bad', minimizing the seriousness of immigration fraud." canlii.ca/t/kf918
Husband must pay wife $177k after he "undermined and then liquidated" the couple's legal marketing firm: "I find that [he] 'disengaged'...not because [he] has a lazy disposition. Rather, it was strategic." canlii.ca/t/kf918
canlii.ca
September 9, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Husband must pay wife $177k after he "undermined and then liquidated" the couple's legal marketing firm: "I find that [he] 'disengaged'...not because [he] has a lazy disposition. Rather, it was strategic." canlii.ca/t/kf918
TMU prof loses bid for judicial review of university's handling of her complaint over students' Oct 7 letter: "The applicant may have been dissatisfied with the External Review process, but she had alternative means of obtaining personal redress for her complaint" canlii.ca/t/kf863
canlii.ca
September 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
TMU prof loses bid for judicial review of university's handling of her complaint over students' Oct 7 letter: "The applicant may have been dissatisfied with the External Review process, but she had alternative means of obtaining personal redress for her complaint" canlii.ca/t/kf863
Calgary man's must pay brother $65k over personal diary entry: "when a diary entry impugning the character of another is shared, even to a limited audience, the author may be called upon to defend or justify the remarks in a defamation action"https://canlii.ca/t/kf6pg
September 5, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Calgary man's must pay brother $65k over personal diary entry: "when a diary entry impugning the character of another is shared, even to a limited audience, the author may be called upon to defend or justify the remarks in a defamation action"https://canlii.ca/t/kf6pg
New trial for Indigenous fishermen over judge's "relentless" questioning of defence counsel: "at a certain point the judge’s expressed frustration and impatience went beyond an acceptable (if sometimes impatient and intemperate) response to challenging circumstances" canlii.ca/t/kf7sp
canlii.ca
September 5, 2025 at 3:43 PM
New trial for Indigenous fishermen over judge's "relentless" questioning of defence counsel: "at a certain point the judge’s expressed frustration and impatience went beyond an acceptable (if sometimes impatient and intemperate) response to challenging circumstances" canlii.ca/t/kf7sp
Managing partner gets 4-month suspension for sexually harassing associate and law clerk after failing to have ASF set aside: "While it should already be obvious to [him] that sexual harassment is taken seriously, we are not fully satisfied that [he] has learned his lesson" canlii.ca/t/kf4ms
canlii.ca
September 4, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Managing partner gets 4-month suspension for sexually harassing associate and law clerk after failing to have ASF set aside: "While it should already be obvious to [him] that sexual harassment is taken seriously, we are not fully satisfied that [he] has learned his lesson" canlii.ca/t/kf4ms
Ontario lawyer "should have known better," judge says, after she called police on Que cottage neighbour while pretending to measure land in boundary dispute: "As both parties are the cause of their own fate, all their claims for damages will be dismissed" canlii.ca/t/kf550
canlii.ca
September 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Ontario lawyer "should have known better," judge says, after she called police on Que cottage neighbour while pretending to measure land in boundary dispute: "As both parties are the cause of their own fate, all their claims for damages will be dismissed" canlii.ca/t/kf550
The VeloLawyer takes out The Biking Lawyer in trademark clash: "I am not satisfied that the Applicant has met its legal onus to demonstrate that the Cycling Mark and the Biking Marks are not clearly descriptive of the associated legal services" canlii.ca/t/kf60b
canlii.ca
September 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The VeloLawyer takes out The Biking Lawyer in trademark clash: "I am not satisfied that the Applicant has met its legal onus to demonstrate that the Cycling Mark and the Biking Marks are not clearly descriptive of the associated legal services" canlii.ca/t/kf60b
Paralegal's scheme helped 136 drivers avoid demerit points after guilty pleas by filing meritless appeals to stay registration. Court system took care of the rest: "demerit points are removed from a person's driving record two years after the offence date, not the conviction date" canlii.ca/t/kdv9m
canlii.ca
August 21, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Paralegal's scheme helped 136 drivers avoid demerit points after guilty pleas by filing meritless appeals to stay registration. Court system took care of the rest: "demerit points are removed from a person's driving record two years after the offence date, not the conviction date" canlii.ca/t/kdv9m
Thunder Bay judge balks at counsel's $950 rate: "While I make no assessment of this hourly rate within the context of litigation conducted in the GTA...Lawyers who litigate in the Northwest Region should expect to be compensated at hourly rates which reflect local practice canlii.ca/t/kdv4z
canlii.ca
August 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Thunder Bay judge balks at counsel's $950 rate: "While I make no assessment of this hourly rate within the context of litigation conducted in the GTA...Lawyers who litigate in the Northwest Region should expect to be compensated at hourly rates which reflect local practice canlii.ca/t/kdv4z
Former bank robber who lied about conviction wins $10k human rights damages from software company: "Mr. T’s criminal convictions were unrelated to his employment and were a factor" in the decision to terminate, violating s. 13 of the Code canlii.ca/t/kdvb3
canlii.ca
August 19, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Former bank robber who lied about conviction wins $10k human rights damages from software company: "Mr. T’s criminal convictions were unrelated to his employment and were a factor" in the decision to terminate, violating s. 13 of the Code canlii.ca/t/kdvb3
Cottager barred from trailer park after using Ontario Business Registry login to install himself association chair: "[His] conduct has been flagrant, improper, without any justification, and he has repeated this conduct despite warnings and second chances" canlii.ca/t/kdjws
canlii.ca
July 31, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Cottager barred from trailer park after using Ontario Business Registry login to install himself association chair: "[His] conduct has been flagrant, improper, without any justification, and he has repeated this conduct despite warnings and second chances" canlii.ca/t/kdjws
Lawyers fined $66k each for unlicensed sale after flipping newbuild property within weeks of closing: "I find that the appellants never occupied the property and sold a new home" canlii.ca/t/kdgcg
canlii.ca
July 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Lawyers fined $66k each for unlicensed sale after flipping newbuild property within weeks of closing: "I find that the appellants never occupied the property and sold a new home" canlii.ca/t/kdgcg