Category Archives: LAW SOCIETY OF ONTARIO

Here is a link to my Opinion on the Release of the O’Connor report in relation to the CEOSS https://www.law360.ca/ca/articles/2317428/release-of-o-connor-report-is-a-good-start-but-there-s-a-long-way-to-go-to-anita-szigeti- Release of O’Connor report is a good start, but there’s a long way to go to | Anita Szigeti By … Continue reading →

Betsy Powell continues to cover this evolving story for the Star, with her latest in the wake of the release of the Report here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/amid-mounting-pressure-from-legal-community-law-society-of-ontario-releases-report-on-ex-ceo/article_eb906b76-d6d0-4a83-8b91-a31ae655b050.html Robyn Doolittle also continues her good work here, albeit this is behind a Paywall for … Continue reading →

The LSO leadership’s delay on the O’Connor report undercuts the profession’s credibility | Canadian Lawyer https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/opinion/the-lso-leaderships-delay-on-the-oconnor-report-undercuts-the-professions-credibility/391904 LSO to hold special meeting as benchers, legal orgs mount pressure to release CEO pay report https://www.lawtimesnews.com/news/general/lso-to-hold-special-meeting-as-benchers-legal-orgs-mount-pressure-to-release-ceo-pay-report/391905

You can read her latest piece here https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/law-society-of-ontario-benchers-call-for-release-of-retired-judge-s-report-on-ex/article_5176a863-4e1b-4339-aeff-e6d9587e0253.html In an open letter, seven current directors of the LSO’s governing board are calling for the “immediate full public disclosure” of a report on ex-CEO Diana Miles’s contract, which was bumped by … Continue reading →

17 Feb 2025 You can find the article in the physical paper on the front page and here online in the e-reader https://torontostar.pressreader.com/1038/20250217/281483577105053 or now on the Star’s website here: https://www.thestar.com/news/gta/law-society-of-ontario-hires-retired-senior-judge-to-investigate-ceo-s-new-near-/article_2d92d516-ea50-11ef-bdb7-13c159694a03.html CEO’s dra­matic pay hike under review Salary was boos­ted … Continue reading →

Amanda Jerome of Law360 covered this issue on April 24, 2023 You can find the article here: https://www.law360.ca/articles/45832/no-rules-govern-lso-bencher-election-fundraising-reform-needed-lawyers-candidates-say No rules govern LSO bencher election fundraising; ‘reform’ needed lawyers, candidates say Monday, April 24, 2023 @ 9:49 AM | By Amanda … Continue reading →