Refugee Definition and Central Aspects

Law Society: These documents are too brief to be effective, contain incorrect information, fail to address central aspects of the refugee definition, and are riddled with spelling and grammatical mistakes, according to Toronto Star. The lawyer also fails to submit supporting documents, submits documents past deadlines, and submits incorrect documents. Instead of helping clients prepare documents setting out their claims, the lawyer leaves them to be prepared by an interpreter. Sometimes, the lawyer sends inexperienced junior associates to represent clients, who meet for the first time just minutes before refugee hearings. And imagine that the Law Society finds that the lawyer committed systematic professional misconduct resulting in many refugee claimants receiving inadequate service. Imagine, then, that some of the lawyer clients complain to the Law Society of Upper Canada, the self-governing body for the legal profession in Ontario. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.