What constitutes dishonesty in the context of disclosure of facts?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Upper Canada v. Nguyen, 2016 ONLSTA 9 (CanLII):
Dishonesty may involve outright deceit, falsehoods or other fraudulent means. Non-disclosure of important facts may constitute fraudulent means: see Law Society of Upper Canada v. Hatcher, 2012 ONLSAP 27 (CanLII) at para. 23.
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