What is the penalty for knowingly committing or assisting fraud on a party not a licensee’s client?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Harrison, 2021 ONLSTH 15 (CanLII):
Ordinarily, knowingly committing or assisting in fraud, even on parties who are not a licensee’s client, warrants a presumptive penalty of licence revocation: Law Society of Ontario v. Spiegel, 2018 ONLSTH 57 at paras. 15-16.
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