Book of Authorities
To assist parties to Law Society of Alberta hearings and pursuant to the Pre-Hearing and Hearing Guideline, the Tribunal Office has developed an online resource, the Tribunal Office Book of Authorities (Book of Authorities) containing frequently cited cases below. A party wishing to rely on a case included in the Book of Authorities need not reproduce that case.   The parties remain responsible for providing copies (PDFs) of all other authorities to which they wish to refer. The Book of Authorities is meant to facilitate the hearing process by relieving parties of the need to copy or file frequently cited cases. It is not a complete list of relevant cases or a statement of law.   Cases are added to and deleted from the Book of Authorities from time to time. Any questions or comments concerning the Book of Authorities, including recommendations for additions to or deletions from the list, should be directed to the Tribunal Office.

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Case Name Year Issue
Law Society of Alberta v Riccioni, 2012 ABLS 15
Riccioni
2012 Panel questioning member
Riccioni v Law Society of Alberta, 2015 ABCA 62
Riccioni
2015 Strict liability
Law Society of Alberta v Rhandawa, 2014 ABLS 41
Rhandawa
2014 Assault or threats by a lawyer
Law Society of Alberta v Rauf, 2021 ABLS 3
Rauf
2020 Internal standards of appeal
Law Society of Alberta v Jeffrey Plantje, 2007 LSA 22
Plantje
2017 Sexual harassment or improper sexual conduct by lawyer
Pelletier (Re), 2023 LSBC 47 (CanLII)
Pelletier
2023 Disbarment
Law Society of Alberta v Pearson, 2011 ABLS 17
Pearson
2011 Joint submissions
Law Society of Upper Canada v Ibiyinka Folorunso Olubunmi Ogunniyi, 2013 ONLSHP 90
Ogunniyi
2013 Misappropriation of trust funds (not by lawyer)
Law Society of Alberta v Lori Ann O’Reilly, 2006 LSA 14
O'Reilly
2006 Misleading the client, another lawyer or the court
Law Society of Alberta v Nguyen, 2019 ABLS 1
Nguyen
2019 Sexual harassment or improper sexual conduct by lawyer