Ontario Lawyers

• Victim of negligent lawyer in Ontario gets payout after probe found gap in compensation system

  A man who lost hundreds of thousands of dollars because of a negligent lawyer has finally received partial compensation years after winning a court judgment that has proven unenforceable.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2019
  
• Victims of negligent lawyers in Ontario falling through the mandatory compensation cracks

  Despite judicial criticism of the situation dating back decades, justice has often proven elusive when disbarred lawyers have no assets or hide any they do have, leaving clients high and dry.

  Cannabis

  Dec 10, 2018
  
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• Federal government to fund Ontario free legal organization for another year

  In a statement, Pro Bono Ontario said it would now be able to keep its centres, which were slated to close Dec. 14, open throughout 2019.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2018
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• Indigenous legal rights, history and culture addressed in new guide for Ontario lawyers

  The Law Society of Ontario's guide includes sections on constitutional protections for Indigenous people, landmark Indigenous rights cases, lists of Indigenous language interpreters and links to glossaries of relevant legal and cultural terms.

  Canada

  May 23, 2018