To Malachi and Iliyanna, whatever doesn't break us makes us stronger, you are both my heart and soul

Well folks its been awhile since I have posted, yes the struggle and battle carries on unfortunately, I have no good news to share in that regard but are we honestly at all suprised? I have taken a break for a few reasons the main one being the PTSD that comes from my case, it has really done a number on me in many aspects and secondly the utter frustration with a system that is completely ignorant to it all from our bullshit do nothing politicians and government to the regulatory bodies that only serve to cover up the misconduct, abuse of authority etc which brings me to the topic for today being the Ontario Judicial Council and the absolute farce it is truly is. The only time i have seen this joke of a council disipline a judge in this province is either when its politically motivated or when the misconduct cannot be covered up for example it being in the media but even than I have seen it go nowhere such as was the case in the Kaitlyn Sampson case. For anyone not aware of that ca...

1. INTRODUCTION There seems to be an increasing need, expectation and emphasis on civility in our legal practice - - by our fellow lawyers, clients and the public. There is also an expectation, a demand by clients that from the beginning of their file we advocate fully, forcefully, fearlessly and sometimes fiercely on their behalf. To be civil, calm and courteous is seen by some clients and opposing counsel as cowardly, conceding, too cooperative and sometimes negligent. Mixed in with these often conflicting expectations of the lawyer is the attempt to limit the legal cost - - is the cost increased by taking a forceful adversarial approach, or is the cost increased by taking a civil, calm and courteous approach? Are there times on a file to be civil – for instance, at the outset? Are there times on the file to be the forceful adversary, the attack dog – for instance, upon attending Court? These often conflicting needs, expectations and demands, and the often confusing roles ...