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September 2019 Convocation
Convocation preserves criminal law scope for regulated agents in response to Bill C-75
Convocation approved a motion to preserve and clarify the scope of criminal law representation by paralegals, lawyer licensing candidates and law students (agents regulated by the Law Society), in preparation for Bill C-75. Full story. Full report.
Statement of Principles decision
Benchers approved a motion to repeal the statement of principles requirement.
Benchers also approved a motion to require licensees to acknowledge in their annual reports, in accordance with the professional conduct rules, their special responsibility as a lawyer or paralegal to respect the requirements of human rights laws in Ontario and to honour the obligation not to discriminate. Full story
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Convocation was webcast on September 11, 2019. View the archived
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