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Statutory injunction granted to prevent respondent from unauthorized practice of law.
The Law Society of Upper Canada sought an injunction to prevent the respondent from practicing law or holding himself out as a lawyer.
The respondent operated McGuire Law Corporation and provided legal services in estates, divorce, and immigration matters, claiming he was acting as a clergyman assisting his congregants.
The court found the respondent was practicing law for profit and holding himself out as a lawyer, contrary to s. 26.1 of the Law Society Act.
The court granted the statutory injunction and awarded costs to the applicant.
