What is the penalty for a licensee who has no prior disciplinary history?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Law Society of Ontario v. Walkling, 2020 ONLSTH 65 (CanLII):
The usual penalty in cases like the one before me, where a licensee has no prior disciplinary history and brings him or herself into full compliance before a hearing is concluded, is a reprimand: Law Society of Upper Canada v. Thatcher, 2016 ONLSTH 63.
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