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Agency Details

(as on: Monday, November 23, 2009)
Ministry:  ATTORNEY GENERAL
Agency:  LAW SOCIETY OF UPPER CANADA
Agency URL:  www.lsuc.on.ca
Address:  The Law Society of Upper Canada Osgoode Hall 130 Queen Street West Toronto M5H 2N6 Ont.
Tel.:  (416) 947-3300; 1(800)668-7380
Fax:  (416) 947-5263

Background:  LAW SOCIETY ACT, RSO 1990, C. L.8, S. 23
Period:  01-JUN-1973 - N/A
Type:  N/A

Prerogative:  Permissive Legislation; Premier's OIC
Function:  The Law Society of Upper Canada is the governing body of Ontario's lawyers and is responsible for their education, licensing, supervision and conduct.

Membership:  Forty benchers are elected in accordance with the by-laws. The benchers are elected for regions prescribed by the by-laws. The Lieutenant Governor in Council may appoint eight benchers who are not members of the Law Society. The Treasurer is elected by the benchers and is the president and head of the Law Society of Upper Canada.

Term:  The tenure of members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council expires immediately before the regular convocation following the first election of benchers that takes place after the effective date of the appointment. Members are eligible for reappointment. A person whose appointment expires shall be deemed to have been reappointed until his or her successor takes office.

Meetings:  The society meets monthly except in July, August and December when there are no convocations.

BOARD MEMBERS
No.   POSITION      MEMBER NAME       TENURE     REMUNERATION    LOCATION  
1.MEMBER (PART-TIME)BOYD, PHYLLIS MARION13-DEC-2006 - 01-MAY-2007$177 PER MEETINGTIVERTON
2.MEMBER (PART-TIME)CHAHBAR, ABDUL ALI15-MAY-1996 - 01-MAY-2007$177 PER MEETINGLONDON
3.MEMBER (PART-TIME)DAUD, SYED MUHAMMAD ASLAM13-JUN-2007 - 01-MAY-2011$177 PER MEETINGMAPLE
4.MEMBER (PART-TIME)EPSTEIN, SEYMOUR28-MAY-1999 - 01-MAY-2011$177 PER MEETINGTORONTO
5.MEMBER (PART-TIME)MARMUR, DOW13-JUN-2007 - 01-MAY-2011$177 PER MEETINGTORONTO
6.MEMBER (PART-TIME)RABINOVITCH, JACK13-JUN-2007 - 01-MAY-2011$177 PER MEETINGTORONTO
7.MEMBER (PART-TIME)SIKAND, BALJIT SINGH13-JUN-2007 - 01-MAY-2011$177 PER MEETINGMISSISSAUGA
8.MEMBER (PART-TIME)STROSBERG, CATHERINE ANN13-JUN-2007 - 01-MAY-2011$177 PER MEETINGWINDSOR