Law Society of Ontario v AA, Court of Appeal for Ontario, 2026 ONCA 47
The Court of Appeal is being asked to consider whether the Law Society Tribunals were reasonable in finding that AA, who was diagnosed with pedophilia in remission, met the standard of “currently being of good character” and that he be issued a license to practice law, subject to a condition that he not meet with children unsupervised.
As intervenor, JFCY submitted that the Law Society Tribunal decisions were unreasonable, arguing that they failed to adequately consider the interests of children as equity-seeking members of the public whose interests, dignity, and integrity must be a central and primary consideration.
