The applicant law society brought a motion to discharge a trusteeship previously ordered over the respondent lawyer’s practice under the Law Society Act.
The trusteeship had been established to secure client files, trust funds, and other records following the cessation of the respondent’s practice.
The respondent opposed the discharge, repeating arguments that the original trusteeship order lacked jurisdiction and that the destruction of inactive client files was unauthorized.
The court held that these issues had already been determined in prior proceedings and could only be challenged on appeal.
Finding that the trusteeship administration was complete and that no further services of a trustee were required, the court discharged the trusteeship and awarded costs and compensation to the applicant.
