Category Archives: LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO

Mental Health of the Legal Profession and the LSO – May 6, 2025

Posted on May 6, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

The obligatory LinkedIn Preamble: Today, as I have done every year for five years running now, I attended the Law Society of Ontario‘s Mental Health Summit, pioneered and co-Chaired by my cherished colleague Beth Beattie and former Treasurer @Teresa Donnelly. … Continue reading →

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LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO – CEOSS UPATES, PODCASTS AND MOTIONS AT THE AGM THURSDAY SEPT 18 at 5:15 pm

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

For those following the fallout from the LSO CEOSS – pronounced CHAOS – stands for CEO Salary Scandal, there are some recent podcast / video interviews that may be of interest. Obviously, the opinions expressed by the people appearing and … Continue reading →

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Justice in Pieces – The Law Society CEO Salary Scandal April 30 2025

Posted on May 1, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Thank you to J.P. Rodrigues, host of the podcast program Justice in Pieces for hosting lawyer Michael Cochrane and me to discuss the recent scandal at the Law Society of Ontario regarding the CEO’s compensation and the resulting fall-out, including … Continue reading →

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Hansell Report on Governance Issues at the Law Society of Ontario

Posted on April 17, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

On April 16 2025 Hansell McLaughlin Advisory Group released a report on this scandal. This firm is one of Canada’s top governance advisors. Their report broadly supports the concerns I have expressed elsewhere on this blog and LinkedIn including on … Continue reading →

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LSO Connects and its Myriad Problems – Law Times April 4, 2025

Posted on April 4, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

It’s seeming a lot like Anita vs the LSO week somehow…….my concerns about the LSO Connects portal are included in this piece by Jessica Mach https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/it-looks-terrible-lawyers-say-lso-connects-nonintuitive-raises-questions-about-where-fees-go/391994 ‘It looks terrible’: lawyers say LSO Connects nonintuitive, raises questions about where fees go … Continue reading →

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Law360 Continues to Cover the LSO CEOSS – new article by Michael Cochrane – April 3 2025

Posted on April 3, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

Every time I see another member of the bar taking the time to analyze the fallout from the Law Society of Ontario‘s CEOSS and the release of the O’Connor Report, I feel happy. And proud. For a host of reasons. … Continue reading →

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The Law Society Wants to Hear from You (sort of) – Make sure your comments are received by Convocation ASAP – A REPORT will be generated for the Apr 24 meeting

Posted on April 2, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

The good news is the Law Society is advising licensees who have contacted them to express their concerns about the recent scandal that they will be doing something with those comments. The bad news is who is going to “consolidate” … Continue reading →

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Law Society of Ontario – Bencher Code of Conduct

Posted on March 31, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

The LSO’s Bencher Code of Conduct requires encouraging – not stifling – whistle-blowing and conflicts of interest are very clearly set out as is the obligation of the lawyer to remove themselves from any discussion or matter where a conflict … Continue reading →

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Why the LSO CEOSS is “transformational”

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

In Roby Doolittle’s latest piece, here: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-inside-the-law-society-of-ontarios-decision-to-release-report-on/ She writes: “Now, a controversy around executive pay and process was evolving into something even bigger. It has sparked fundamental questions about the extent to which the legal regulator has an obligation to … Continue reading →

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Law Society of Ontario Benchers Hold a LOT of Power

Posted on March 29, 2025 by Anita Szigeti

In the wake of the release of the O’Connor Report, I thought I’d have a little closer look – all right, my first ever look, at what we can glean from the Society’s website about what they do there exactly … Continue reading →

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