David-Paul Sip
...investigators were “not allowed” to communicate with police because of confidentiality rules...“I don’t agree with it. I think you should be able to provide the police with information and documents if necessary to assist,” he said. “We’re supposed to be protecting the little guy, and yet we’re really protecting the lawyer — It’s disheartening to see.”
Law society probes hamstrung by heavy caseloads and gag rule, ex-auditor says | Toronto Star
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John Cottrell, a former investigator with the Law Society of Upper Canada, said staff probing lawyer misconduct faced “a lot of pressure” to close case files quickly, and were barred from sharing information with police even in cases of suspected criminal activity.