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The Continuing Application Of Gladue Principles In The Professional Discipline Of Indigenous Lawyers: A Comment On Law Society Of Ontario V Mccullough, Andrew Martin
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While Gladue principles have previously been applied in the professional discipline of Indigenous lawyers, the recent decision of the Law Society Tribunal in Law Society of Ontario v McCullough affirms and applies those precedents in new and powerful ways. In this case comment, I explain the ways in which McCullough is important in its application of Gladue principles and consider what questions remain to be settled in future decisions.
Gladue At Twenty: Gladue Principles In The Professional Discipline Of Indigenous Lawyers, Andrew Flavelle Martin
Gladue At Twenty: Gladue Principles In The Professional Discipline Of Indigenous Lawyers, Andrew Flavelle Martin
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In the wake of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the legal profession and its regulators have focused on the training and education of lawyers and law students, particularly in “intercultural competency,” as emphasized in Calls to Action 27 and 28.9 For example, in 2018 the Advocates’ Society, the Indigenous Bar Association, and the Law Society of Ontario jointly published a Guide for Lawyers Working with Indigenous Peoples, which observed—among other things—that “there is no such thing as a culturally neutral practice of law.” However, this training and education focus is important but incomplete: The journey toward reconciliation will also involve …