Is conduct unbecoming not confined to the categories listed in the Rules of the Law Society of Upper Canada?

Ontario, Canada


The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Stevens, 2019 ONLSTH 41 (CanLII):

As held in Law Society of Upper Canada v. Dmello,[1] “conduct unbecoming” is not confined to the categories listed in the definition in the Rules.

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