The appellant appealed a decision of the Law Society Tribunal Appeal Division, which upheld the hearing panel's finding of serious professional misconduct, including misleading a client, improper billing of Legal Aid Ontario, and gross negligence in billing.
The Divisional Court dismissed the appeal, finding no error of law or palpable and overriding error of fact in the Tribunal's decision.
The penalty of license revocation and costs of $55,000 were found to be reasonable.
The appeal was dismissed with costs of $5,000 awarded to the respondent.
