Abstract:In a complaint filed against me years ago with the Law Society of Upper Canada (LSUC) (now renamed the Law Society of Ontario), the professional governing body of lawyers in Ontario, a client stated: "What this lawyer had me engage in is akin to me committing incest with my mother." 1 The complaint arose from an "Islamic mortgage," the closing and registration of which had been facilitated by my office. Essentially an Islamic finance company, UM Financial ("UM"), had advanced the funds 1 "There are seventy-two… Show more
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