QUEBEC – The suspended head of the Quebec Bar Association won’t be able to resume her role until the case against her is heard by a judge.
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A judgement issued Friday by a Quebec Superior Court justice rejected an application by Lu Chan Khuong to be reinstated immediately to the head of the professional order.
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Khuong was suspended July 1 after it was revealed she had been the subject of a shoplifting complaint in April 2014 at a clothing store in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal.
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The bar’s lawyer said there is evidence linking Khuong to a second alleged offence at a Quebec City store.
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She was never charged for the first alleged shoplifting incident and the matter was dealt with non-judicially at the time.
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