The self-represented accused, facing fraud charges for allegedly holding himself out as a lawyer and misappropriating funds, brought an application for further first-party disclosure from the Crown and third-party records from his former employers, the police, and the Law Society of Upper Canada.
The court reviewed the requests under the Stinchcombe and O'Connor frameworks.
The court ordered the production of certain invoices and payments to establish the business relationship between the accused and the law firms, and ordered the Crown to provide witness lists and criminal records.
Requests for client files were denied due to solicitor-client privilege, and the request for Law Society records was dismissed as a fishing expedition.
