LSUC votes to change its name to the Law Society of Ontario in an attempt to promote public engagement. On November 2, 2017, a majority of 17,000 licenced lawyers voted to replace “Upper Canada” with “Ontario” in their governing body’s name. The law society officially becomes the Law Society of Ontario on January 1, 2018. The vote resulted from a decision made by the LSUC Benchers in September to...
Access to Justice v. Law Society of (Ontario): What’s in a name?
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