What is the standard of conduct of a paralegal?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Do, 2020 ONLSTH 119 (CanLII):
This is a serious ethical responsibility. It is key to ensuring that the public can be confident that concerns about the conduct of a paralegal will be investigated in a timely manner and appropriate action taken, if necessary. See Law Society of Upper Canada v. Ghobrial, 2014 ONLSHP 5 at para 5.
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