Paralegal License Revoked

Unlike its American counterparts, the Law Society of Upper Canada has and exercises disciplinary authority over paralegals,

The Law Society Tribunal revoked a paralegal’s license

Mr. Djukic is 56 years of age. He became licensed as a paralegal with the Law Society in March 2008, and is also a registered immigration consultant with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Counsel. His paralegal licence has been suspended on an interlocutory basis since December 2014…

Mr. Djukic’s actions clearly brought discredit upon the paralegal profession. Through his work as an immigration consultant and his standing as a paralegal, Mr. Djukic was able to meet and, ultimately, to persuade members of two families to provide him with monies totaling more than $900,000. He did this by deceiving them into believing that they were investing or loaning funds to people who could pay high interest rates when, in fact, he was using the funds to sustain his own lifestyle. Further, despite his promises of repayment, to date Mr. Djukic has made no restitution to the complainants. As this behaviour clearly reflects adversely on his honesty, integrity and trustworthiness, we found that Mr. Djukic engaged in conduct unbecoming.

(Mike Frisch)