What is the test for finding a lawyer to be found unfit to practice as a lawyer?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Chu v. Law Society of Ontario, 2019 ONLSTH 29 (CanLII):
In Law Society of Upper Canada v. Chu, 2008 ONLSHP 11, the Hearing Panel found as follows at para. 15: On the facts of this case we have a lawyer who, based on four thorough medical reports from highly qualified medical experts is diagnosed as incapacitated and incapable of meeting his obligations as a licensee both at the time of the alleged misconduct and presently.
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