Stefanie Anello

This endorsement addresses the costs following the Law Society of Ontario’s unsuccessful attempt to place Shahryar Mazaheri’s law practice under trusteeship.

The court reviews the parties’ submissions, the relevant by-laws, and the principles governing costs, ultimately awarding Mr. Mazaheri $2,000 in costs for the main proceeding and $1,500 net after offsetting $500 in costs to the Law Society for the costs proceeding.

The court emphasizes the limited entitlement of self-represented litigants to costs and the absence of grounds for punitive or full indemnity costs.

The Law Society of Ontario applied to be appointed as trustee over the law practice of Shahryar Mazaheri and Mazaheri Law Professional Corporation, seeking to preserve and distribute client property and wind up the business following Mr. Mazaheri’s interlocutory suspension.

The court found that the Law Society failed to provide sufficient admissible evidence to justify the appointment of a trustee or the immediate winding up of the practice, emphasizing that a suspension alone does not automatically warrant such a remedy.

The application was dismissed.