Legal Feeds on February 23, 2017

A Toronto lawyer who faced 75 charges of fraud in a case involving 140 condo investors has been sentenced to three-and-a-half years in prison.

Meerai Cho pleaded guilty in Ontario provincial court Wednesday to one count of criminal breach of trust and was sentenced on a joint submission with the Crown, according to her lawyer, William Trudell.

The matter was heard before Justice Jamie Chaffe at the 1000 Finch Avenue West court.

The Supreme Court of Canada will hear two appeals involving Trinity Western University’s efforts to have graduates from its proposed law school accredited as lawyers.

Trinity Western University et al. v. Law Society of Upper Canada will be heard with Law Society of British Columbia v. Trinity Western University, et al.

The dispute stems from Trinity Western University’s community covenant. Most controversial in the covenant is the requirement to abstain from certain actions, including anything that violates the sanctity of marriage between a man and a woman. It doesn't recognize same-sex marriage and critics say it discriminates against people in the LGBTQ community who are looking to enter the legal profession.