The applicant sought a permanent statutory injunction restraining the respondent from practising law or providing legal services in Ontario without a licence, contrary to the Law Society Act.
Evidence showed the respondent advertised legal and paralegal services online, distributed business cards, accepted retainers, and attempted to represent individuals in various forums including Small Claims Court, the Landlord and Tenant Board, criminal court matters, and Superior Court proceedings despite not being licensed.
The court applied the test for statutory injunctions and emphasized the public interest in preventing unauthorized legal practice and protecting the public.
The evidence demonstrated multiple instances where members of the public paid retainers and received no services.
A permanent injunction was granted restraining the respondent and any business controlled by her from providing legal services or holding herself out as entitled to do so.
