Ontario Lawyers Gazette - The Law Society of Upper Canada

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Valmiki Krishna Chowbay (1994, 42), of the City of Vaughan was foundguilty of professional misconduct for: failing to produce the books and records of his practice despiteletters dated November 10, 1998, March 10, 1999, March 24, 1999,and April 21, 1999 and telephone calls on August 21, 1998,September 23, 1998, October 8, 1998, November 3, 5, 12, 1998,April 19, 1999, August 18, 1999, and August 20, 1999 requestingthat he do so; and failing to produce a reporting letter on a real estate transaction tothe Law Society despite letters dated August 30, 1999 andSeptember 27, 1999 and a telephone request on August 9, 1999.Hearing panel ordered that: the member's rights and privileges be suspended for three monthscommencing May 16, 2001; the suspension shall continue indefinitely until the memberproduces the books and records of his practice to the satisfactionof the Secretary of the Law Society; the member produce the documents in the DH matter to the LawSociety; forthwith upon resumption of practice, the member must cooperatein a review of his practice under section 42 of the Law Society Actat the option of the Secretary of the Law Society; and the member pay costs to the Law Society, which are hereby fixedin the amount of $1,500.(Counsel for the Society, Suzanne Jarvie/Counsel for the member,duty counsel)Robert James Dack, (1987, 41) of the Town of Strathroy, was foundguilty of professional misconduct for:• the member made inappropriate sexual and non-sexualcomments to Mary Doe between September 1998 and June1999, inclusive, which Mary Doe found inappropriate anddegrading.Hearing panel ordered that:• the member is reprimanded; and• the member is to continue gender sensitivity training and is toproduce to the Law Society a letter confirming the member’sattendance at, participation in, progress in and completion ofthe training.(Counsel for Society, Jennifer Scott /Counsel for member,unrepresented)Dennis-Gwyn Gross (1987, 47), of the town of Thorold was foundguilty of conduct unbecoming a barrister or solicitor for:12
On July 24, 2000, before the Honourable Mr. Justice Taliano, in theSuperior Court of Justice at St. Catharines, he was convicted of fivecounts of defrauding various members of the public, by deceit,falsehood or other fraudulent means, of money exceeding onethousand dollars, contrary to section 380(1) of the Criminal Code ofCanada; andprofessional misconduct for:between the period February 26, 1999 to December 15, 1999, hemisappropriated $9,474.35, more or less, from the trust funds of 13clients, as detailed in paragraphs (a) through (n):(a) he misappropriated $500.00 from HL and AL;(b) he misappropriated $300.00 from PK and MK;(c) he misappropriated $700.00 from JR and UR;(d) he misappropriated $700.00 from JC;(e) he misappropriated $937.74 from DL;(f) he misappropriated $700.00 from GF and EF;(g) he misappropriated $400.00 from AC and AC;(h) he misappropriated $307.00 from MT, PT and BT;(i) he misappropriated $330.00 from EB;(k) he misappropriated $2700.00 from BO;(l) he misappropriated $700.00 from GL and TL;(m) he misappropriated $700.00 from NM and JM; and(n) he misappropriated $500.00 from GR and ER;he failed to adequately serve his clients listed in subparticulars 2(a)(b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (h) (i) (k) (l) and (n), by failing to report to them ina meaningful way the details of purchase and/or sale transactions,thereby seeking to avoid detection of his misappropriation scheme;andhe misappropriated $1750.00 from 37 clients, the names andparticulars of which are set out in Schedule "1a" & "1b", by failingto register discharges of mortgages.Hearing panel ordered that:the member is disbarred as a barrister, his name is struck off theroll of solicitors, his membership in the Law Society is revoked andhe is prohibited from acting or practising as a barrister or solicitorand from holding himself out as a barrister or solicitor.the member shall pay to the Law Society, for the Lawyers Fund forClient Compensation, the sum of $8,730.00.the member shall repay to the Law Society, for the Lawyers Fundfor Client Compensation, the amount of any grant made from thefund to the member's clients mentioned in the amended Notice ofApplication after the date of this order.(Counsel for Society, Michael Bader/Counsel for member, norepresentation)13
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