In what circumstances have the Law Society of Upper Canada found a lawyer in a conflict of interest?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Upper Canada v. Joseph Paradiso, 2013 ONLSHP 184 (CanLII):
In Law Society of Upper Canada v. Epstein, [1997] L.S.D.D. No. 75, the lawyer was found to have acted in a conflict of interest in regard to mortgages where he was a lawyer and an investor, thus, there was a personal interest on the facts. There was no disciplinary history. Permission to resign was ordered.
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