Lawyer's licence revoked and $175,000 in costs ordered for misappropriation and knowing assistance in fraud.
The Lawyer was previously found to have engaged in professional misconduct, including misappropriating client trust funds, knowingly assisting in a bad cheque fraud scheme, and failing to cooperate with a Law Society investigation.
The Tribunal determined that presumptive revocation applied to both the misappropriation and the knowing assistance in fraud.
The Tribunal found no exceptional circumstances that would justify a departure from presumptive revocation, rejecting the Lawyer's arguments regarding her interlocutory suspension, clean disciplinary record, and allegations of investigative impropriety.
The Lawyer's licence to practise law was revoked immediately, and she was ordered to pay costs of $175,000.
