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Lawyer’s misconduct finding upheld

Thursday, January 15, 2015 @ 7:00 PM | By Michael Benedict

Ontario lawyers who creatively skirt the Criminal Code prohibition against no-contest pleas risk professional discipline, according to the Law Society Tribunal, Appeal Division.

The “postscript” to a recent decision is in...

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