In our experience, aggressive
behaviour by legal counsel to try to «manage» a client in these cases is counterproductive and can simply lead to the client trying to find another lawyer.
Not exact matches
Legal Aid Ontario says it's investigating a duty
counsel who was admonished
by a judge this week for his «yelling, angry, and rude» attitude with a Toronto woman on the night of her arrest, a
behaviour that contributed to her acquittal this week.
Justice Brown also made a series of orders over the last few years for «additional costs» against Ms A — who could not afford
legal counsel — for up to $ 30,000, persuaded that Mr B — who also represented himself some of the time, at other times represented
by counsel — had suffered financial hardship as a result of Ms A's
behaviour.