What is the appropriate penalty for failing to comply with an indefinite suspension pending compliance?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Akbar, 2021 ONLSTH 170 (CanLII):
Accordingly, I conclude that the appropriate penalty includes an indefinite suspension pending compliance followed by a two-month definite suspension. There was no issue as to the order of these suspensions following Law Society of Ontario v. Hans, 2021 ONLSTH 40 at paras. 9-10.
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