O. Reg. 414/19: HEARINGS BEFORE THE HEARING AND APPEAL DIVISIONS
filed December 9, 2019 under Law Society Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. L.8
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Law Society Act
Made: November 6, 2019
Approved: December 6, 2019
Filed: December 9, 2019
Published on e-Laws: December 9, 2019
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: December 28, 2019
Amending O. Reg. 167/07
(HEARINGS BEFORE THE HEARING AND APPEAL DIVISIONS)
1. (1) Subsections 3 (2), (3) and (4) of Ontario Regulation 167/07 are revoked and the following substituted:
(2) If the motion relates to any of the following matters, the chair or, in the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall assign three members of the Hearing Division to the hearing of the motion:
1. The jurisdiction of the Hearing Division to hear and determine the proceeding.
2. The jurisdiction of the Society to initiate the proceeding.
3. A stay of the proceeding.
4. A constitutional issue.
5. An interlocutory order suspending a licensee’s licence or restricting the manner in which a licensee may practise law or provide legal services.
(3) If the motion is not one described in subsection (2), the chair or, in the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall assign either one member or three members of the Hearing Division to the hearing of the motion.
(2) Subsection 3 (5) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “subsection (3) or (4)” and substituting “subsection (2) or (3)”.
2. (1) Subsection 4 (2) of the Regulation is revoked.
(2) Subsection 4 (3) of the Regulation is amended by striking out “and is not required to assign the member who is to determine the merits of the proceeding” at the end.
(3) Subsection 4 (4) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:
(4) If the motion is not one described in subsection (3), the chair or, in the absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall assign one member of the Hearing Division to the hearing of the motion.
Commencement
3. This Regulation comes into force on the later of January 1, 2020 and the day this Regulation is filed.
Made by:
Pris par :
Law Society of Ontario:
Le Barreau de l’Ontario :
Malcolm Mercer
James Varra
Corporate Secratary / Secrétaire général
Date made: November 6, 2019
Pris le : 6 novembre 2019