What is the penalty for unknowing involvement in a real estate fraud?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Upper Canada v. Brizan, 2016 ONLSTH 77 (CanLII):
Our penalty analysis is guided by the appeal panel’s decision in Law Society of Upper Canada v. Cunningham, 2012 ONSLAP 31, where it identified the factors to consider in a penalty for misconduct for unknowing involvement in real estate fraud.
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