Thread by @MsAmyMacPherson

1/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

Unfortunately there's a delay filing with @LawSocietyLSO due to the regulator's insufficient process for visually impaired complainants

With concern, the Ontario Law Society doesn't outline disabled access provisions in process manual

2/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

Moreover, the @LawSocietyLSO doesn't accept digital evidence arising from a lawyer's online misconduct, harassment &/or possible criminal activity

LSO created a barrier to modern complaints by forcing all internet evidence to be printed

3/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

In order to file this complex & serious complaint, the @LawSocietyLSO requires hundreds of pages of digital evidence to be submitted in printed form instead of accepting links to original & archived copies

This will cost more than $1000

4/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

Altogether, the @LawSocietyLSO's evidentiary restrictions & lack of acknowledgement/support for physically disabled complainants is a significant barrier to accessing justice &/or regulating lawyers in a modern, digital world

5/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

That @LawSocietyLSO neglects to include disabled access provisions on its website is discriminatory & surprising

It challenges one's belief in the regulator's commitment to disciplining lawyers in relation to more vulnerable groups

6/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

That @LawSocietyLSO neglects to accept reams of digital evidence is troubling, given most events transpire online in current times

It challenges one's belief in the regulator's ability or willingness to investigate digital misconduct

7/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

The @LawSocietyLSO's position against receiving digital evidence further complicates the legitimacy of evidence it prefers to rely on - insofar as web pages, hyperlinked data &/or social media can be tampered with during print conversion

8/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

The @LawSocietyLSO's procedure for disciplinary complaints remains in Dark Ages & hasn't kept pace with the justice system's adoption of digital process &/or authentication, let alone the predominance of digital evidence in our affairs

9/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

The cost to overcome the @LawSocietyLSO's obstacles is excessively prohibitive to wronged complainants, especially the most vulnerable

This is creating a culture of impunity, whereby rogue lawyers can more freely abuse their power

10/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

Rest assured I am proceeding, but it will take more time & considerable $$$ to mount the equivalent of a formal Superior Court case

In the meantime, I ask @LawSocietyLSO to reconsider its approach toward the disabled & digital evidence

11/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

PS: The @LawSocietyLSO's aversion to digital evidence may arise from a fear of malicious hacking

But benchers should know that PDF's (like the printable complaint form) are weak & prone to system attacks

Google "PDF hack" for context

12/10 Update RE Kinsella Complaint #CDNlaw

PPS: Therefore the @LawSocietyLSO's trust in the security of PDF's (compared to websites) is misplaced

If subsequent emails (during case management) & PDFs are acceptable, there is no cause to deny digital evidence for security reasons