What are the purposes of a penalty for a lawyer or paralegal who is found guilty of gross misconduct?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Upper Canada v. Daniels, 2017 ONLSTH 33 (CanLII):
The primary purposes of penalty are set out in Law Society of Upper Canada v. Strug, 2008 ONLSHP 88 at paras 3 to 7, as follows: a) to maintain confidence in the legal profession; b) specific deterrence; c) general deterrence; and d) rehabilitation, restitution and improving a lawyer or paralegal’s practice.
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