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40225
Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law v. Law Society of Ontario, et al.
(Ontario) (Civil) (By Leave)
Docket
Judgments on applications for leave to appeal are rendered by the Court, but are not necessarily unanimous.
| Date | Proceeding | Filed By (if applicable) |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-12-13 | Close file on Leave | |
| 2022-11-24 | Copy of formal judgment sent to Registrar of the Court of Appeal and all parties | |
| 2022-11-24 | Judgment on leave sent to the parties | |
| 2022-11-24 |
Judgment of the Court on the application for leave to appeal, The motion for an extension of time to serve and file the response to the application for leave to appeal, by the Law Society of Ontario, is granted. The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, Number C69618, 2021 ONCA 852, dated November 30, 2021, is dismissed without costs. Dismissed, without costs |
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| 2022-11-24 |
Decision on motion to extend time, See decision on application Granted |
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| 2022-10-14 |
Supplemental document, Muslim Community - Mahfooz Khamush -Factum -Letter Minister of Justice (David Lametti) |
Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-10-14 |
Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), Muslim Community - Mahfooz Khamush , (Printed version due on 2022-10-21) |
Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-10-11 | All materials on application for leave submitted to the Judges, for consideration by the Court | |
| 2022-10-11 | Submission of motion to extend time | |
| 2022-10-11 | Supplemental document, (Book Form), (Printed version due on 2022-10-18) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-09-02 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-12) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-08-31 | Motion to extend time, (Letter Form), Motion to extend time to file the response, Completed on: 2022-09-06, (Printed version filed on 2022-09-01) | Law Society of Ontario |
| 2022-08-30 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-07) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-08-29 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-06) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-08-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version filed on 2022-09-01) | Law Society of Ontario |
| 2022-08-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-02) | Ismail Aderonmu |
| 2022-08-26 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-02) | Yevgeniya Huggins |
| 2022-08-26 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-02) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-08-25 |
Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), require: -service (rec'd 2022-08-26) -motion for extension of time (rec'd 2022-08-31) -23A (rec'd 2022-08-26), Completed on: 2022-09-15, (Printed version filed on 2022-09-01) |
Law Society of Ontario |
| 2022-08-25 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-09-01) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-08-19 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-08-26) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-08-19 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Letter Form), require: 23A (rec'd 2022-08-26), Completed on: 2022-08-26, (Printed version due on 2022-08-26) | Ismail Aderonmu |
| 2022-08-18 | Respondent's response on the application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), require: 23A (rec'd 2022-08-26), Completed on: 2022-08-26, (Printed version filed on 2022-08-22) | Yevgeniya Huggins |
| 2022-07-07 | Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), (Printed version due on 2022-07-14) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-06-30 |
Correspondence received from, (Letter Form), The only issues to be determined by the Supreme Court in this case are these: 1. Do the respondents have the right to impute the views of lawyers and prosecute them for it in light of s. 23 of the United Nations Basic Principles on the Role of Lawyers? If not, they should summarily be found guilty for its violation. 2. If so, we should be cross-examined on the specific views they impute to us. If we affirm any of these views, and it is against the law to do so, then an appropriate remedy should be ordered. , (Printed version due on 2022-07-08) |
Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-06-24 | Certificate (on limitations to public access), (Letter Form), require: service, (Printed version due on 2022-07-04) | Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
| 2022-06-21 | Letter advising parties of an incomplete application for leave to appeal, FILE OPENED 2022-06-21 | |
| 2021-11-30 |
Application for leave to appeal, (Book Form), require: -amended notice of applicaiton (rec'd 2022-01-31) -Public access to information form (rec'd 2022-06-24) -CA Order dated 2021-11-30 (clarification rec'd 2022-07-07) -TC Reasons & Order dated 2021-06-28 (endorsement rec'd 2022-06-24), Completed on: 2022-07-07, (Printed version due on 2021-12-07) |
Oussama Hamza o/a Hamza Law |
Parties
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Main parties
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hamza o/a Hamza Law, Oussama | Applicant | Active |
v.
| Name | Role | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Law Society of Ontario | Respondent | Active |
| Aderonmu, Ismail | Respondent | Active |
| Soubas, Jessica | Respondent | Active |
| Huggins, Yevgeniya | Respondent | Active |
| Rocheleau, Vincent | Respondent | Active |
Counsel
Party: Hamza o/a Hamza Law, Oussama
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Law Society of Ontario
Counsel
77 King Street West; Suite 3000, PO Box 95
TD Centre North Tower
Toronto, Ontario
M5K 1G8
Telephone: (416) 864-7608
FAX: (416) 941-8852
Email: khensel@foglers.com
Party: Aderonmu, Ismail
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Soubas, Jessica
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Huggins, Yevgeniya
This party is not represented by counsel.
Party: Rocheleau, Vincent
Counsel
2 Queen Street East
Suite 1500
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 3G5
Telephone: (647) 292-3950
FAX: (416) 593-5437
Email: s-moore@rogers.com
Summary
Keywords
Appeals — Applicant filing application at Superior Court for damages and various other forms of relief — Application and subsequent appeal dismissed — Whether the judgment below is based on provable facts — Whether the applicant is entitled to costs — Whether the application for leave to appeal raises an issue of public importance.
Summary
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The applicant, Mr. Hamza, is a lawyer in London, Ontario. He made comments on the LinkedIn platform which led the individual respondents, Mr. Aderonmu, Ms. Soubas, Ms. Huggins and Mr. Rocheleau to make complaints to the respondent Law Society of Ontario (LSO). They alleged that the applicant’s comments were made in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers in Ontario. The applicant filed a Notice of Application against the respondents. He attempted to establish that the respondents’ complaints were unfounded and he sought to prevent the LSO from investigating the complaints. He also sought an order for damages and other types of relief.
The Superior Court of Justice dismissed the application as being improperly before the court. The Court of Appeal dismissed the applicant’s appeal as being frivolous, vexatious and an abuse of the court’s process.
Lower court rulings
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
2021 ONSC 2023
Application for damages and various other forms of relief dismissed.
Ontario Superior Court of Justice
2021 ONSC 4593
Applicant ordered to pay costs on a substantial indemnity basis to the respondents Law Society of Ontario and Ismail Aderonmu.
Court of Appeal for Ontario
2021 ONCA 852, C69618
Appeal dismissed.
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