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Lawyer free to practise after inappropriate conduct with jailed Muslim terrorist client, tribunal rules

A Toronto criminal defence lawyer who admitted to professional misconduct for engaging in inappropriate behaviour with a client in custody on a terrorism charge is back in full unrestricted practice.

A Law Society of Ontario tribunal decision issued in February imposed a retroactive two-month suspension on Rishma Gupta, but ruled she doesn’t require further punishment due to her circumstances and remorse.

Another good reason lawyers should not discipline their own.

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