New Decisions : Law Society Hearing Panel

lack of co-operation — ungovernable — administratively suspended for failing — complaints — licence

books — records — penalty — payment has continued to co-operate — practice

trust funds — misconduct — intended to make further restitution — unrelated clients — penalty

knowingly assisted in dishonest — revocation — exceptional — professional misconduct — panel

investigation — licensee — seizure — public — context

purchase price — mortgage — real estate — closing — transactions

class — abuse of process — carriage motion — purchasers — vitamin

letters — licensee — letter purportedly written — misconduct — panel

panel — non-party production of documents — summons — privacy — relevance

real estate transactions — lender — penalty — dupe — professional misconduct

distribution of child pornography — conduct unbecoming a lawyer licensee — panel — clients — possession of child pornography

engaged in professional misconduct — reasonable suspicion standard — conduct unbecoming a licensee — investigative powers — unauthorized practice

good character — panel — e-mail exchanges — pg — criminal

contents of the e-mail summaries — panel — absence of the public — outweighs the desirability of adhering — transparent

suspension — abdication — real estate — dishonesty — practice

civility — uncivil — lawyer — professional misconduct — communicated with various individuals including

professional misconduct — joint submission on penalty — practise — real estate — transactions

books — addicts — self-regulatory body is placed — suspension — crossroads

adjournment — practise — ability — tonic-clonic — e-mail

taking into account — adjournment — today — panel — remanded

Law Society of Upper Canada v. Paul Robert Taylor, 2012 ONLSHP 159 (CanLII)