In November 2018 the Canadian Judicial Council released the Report of its Review Panel considering the conduct of Justice Patrick Smith (of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice). The Report addressed issues arising from Justice Smith’s appointment as Interim Dean (Academic) of the Lakehead University Faculty of Law. The report is available here. It concluded that Justice Smith should not have accepted the appointment. However, this was not sufficiently serious to warrant his removal as a judge.
Monthly Archives: January 2019
What Is the Mandate of the Law Society?
Malcolm Mercer’s latest Legal Ethics column on Slaw.ca provides a thoughtful exploration of the Law Society of Ontario’s mandate. Check it out here.