Only lawyers and paralegals licensed by the Law Society can provide legal services directly to the public.
Illegal practitioners are people who practise law or provide legal services directly to the public without a licence. If you hire an illegal practitioner, you are not protected. The Law Society Act gives the Law Society authority to prosecute illegal practitioners. When we are made aware of an individual who may be practising illegally we may do one or more of the following:
The Law Society has been involved in the following past matters. Please note that each document is provided below in its original format, as well as in an accessible transcription.
Law Society of Ontario v Kishor Patel Transcription of LSO v Kishor Patel Order Law Society of Ontario v Robert Mudenge Transcription of LSO v Mudenge Order Law Society of Ontario v Shiva Zareian Transcription of LSO v Zareian Order Law Society of Ontario v Robert Roche Transcription of LSO v Roche Order
Law Society of Ontario v Martin Lazi Transcription of LSO v Lazi Order Law Society of Ontario v Monicka Joly Transcription of LSO v Joly Order
Law Society of Ontario v Kirupa Sutharsan a.k.a. Sutharsan Kirupalingam a.k.a.Sutharsan Kiruvpalingam Transcription of LSO v Sutharsan Order