What is the presumptive disposition of a client's bank account?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Upper Canada v. Rotenberg, 2014 ONLSTH 107 (CanLII):
The parties agree that in a case such as this one, which involves a fraud against the client, the presumptive disposition is revocation. It is only in extraordinary or exceptional circumstances that a departure from that disposition will be warranted. Law Society of Upper Canada v. Mucha, 2008 ONLSAP 5 at para. 23).
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