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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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →