A licensed paralegal sought leave to intervene as a friend of the court in an appeal challenging the Law Society of Ontario's restrictions on the permitted scope of practice for paralegals in immigration matters.
The motion judge found the proposed intervener failed to identify how her intervention would assist the court beyond the contributions of the existing parties and three previously granted interveners.
The proposed intervener's own action against the LSO raising substantially similar issues had been stayed pending the outcome of this appeal.
The motion was also brought well past the deadline for intervention motions.
Leave to intervene was denied with no order as to costs.
