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Latest News: 2019
By-laws to be amended re: anti-money laundering, Technology Task Force update, New Rules of Practice and Procedure.
Treasurer Mercer is one of several legal leaders to be featured in a series of videos prepared by the Association of Community Legal Clinics of Ontario, in celebration ofAccess to Justice Week 2019.
Law Society’s 2020 budget decreases annual fees for lawyers and paralegals; Rules amended to extend exemption from conflict of interest standard
Convocation preserves criminal law scope for paralegals, lawyer licensing candidates and law students in preparation for Bill C-75. Statement of principles decision.
The Law Society is alerting the public about a fraudulent inheritance scheme involving letters from people posing as lawyers.
The Law Society of Ontario’s governing board today re-elected Malcolm Mercer as Treasurer for a second term. The Treasurer is the top-elected official of the Law Society, which regulates Ontario’s lawyers and paralegals in the public interest.
The Law Society of Ontario presented Doctor of Laws(LLD) degrees, to four outstanding legal leaders at its June Call to the Bar ceremonies at Roy Thomson Hall in Toronto on June 25 and 26: The Honourable Gloria Epstein, Professor Thulisile Madonsela, Earl A. Cherniak, Q.C.,and Professor Stephen Toope, O.C.
The Law Society of Ontario presented a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD), today to Ontario’s 27th Lieutenant Governor, The Honourable James Bartleman, O.C., O.Ont., at its Call to the Bar ceremony at RBC Place London.
The Law Society of Ontario presented a degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa (LLD), to Ovide Mercredi, a former National Chief of the Assembly of First Nations, at its Call to the Bar ceremony at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa on June 17.
The Law Society is expecting a large audience of observers to attend June 27 Convocation, which will be held in the Lamont Learning Centre, on the first floor of Osgoode Hall at 130 Queen Street West, Toronto. We encourage anyone who plans to follow the proceedings of the June 27 meeting of Convocation to plan ahead and consider all available viewing options, including webcast.
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