The Law Society of Ontario sought judicial review of a Law Society Tribunal decision granting a paralegal licence to the respondent, who was serving a conditional sentence for child luring.
The LSO argued that an applicant serving a criminal sentence cannot be of good character.
The Divisional Court dismissed the application, finding the Tribunal's decision reasonable as there is no absolute statutory or jurisprudential bar to finding good character while serving a sentence.
The court also rejected the LSO's argument that the hearing division's delay in releasing its decision amounted to procedural unfairness or bias.
