Professional regulation

FullStop takes another LSO bencher seat following judicial appointment

FullStop takes another LSO bencher seat following judicial appointment

Lisa Bildy fills the seat left vacant by Jasminka Kalajdzic, who was appointed an Ontario judge

Law Society Tribunal publishes 2023 annual report

Law Society Tribunal publishes 2023 annual report

The tribunal's active caseload at the end of 2023 was the lowest since 2017

New OBA President Kathryn Manning pinpoints ‘polarization’ as priority issue

New OBA President Kathryn Manning pinpoints ‘polarization’ as priority issue

Manning began her tenure as president on Sept. 1

LSO revokes license of lawyer who misappropriated funds from trust to cover expenses, repaying later

LSO revokes license of lawyer who misappropriated funds from trust to cover expenses, repaying later

Admits the biggest mistake she was "not valuing" herself and the services she provided properly

Convocation: benchers approve research funding to underpin renewed equity agenda

Convocation: benchers approve research funding to underpin renewed equity agenda

Restart needed post-COVID and amid rising polarization and technological change: report

Law Society Convocation approves new policy on bencher information requests

Law Society Convocation approves new policy on bencher information requests

Some benchers said policy balanced competing views, others said it was illegal