The Law Society of Ontario applied for a trusteeship order to take possession of a suspended lawyer's property and wind up his practice.
The lawyer's license had been suspended for failing to cooperate with an investigation, and he allegedly continued to advertise his practice and failed to comply with suspension guidelines.
The court granted the trusteeship order but suspended its operation pending the outcome of the lawyer's appeal of his disciplinary decision, balancing the protection of the public with fairness to the lawyer.
