Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate launches defamation suit against Law Society

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Former Saskatoon mayoral candidate launches defamation suit against Law Society
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Mark Zielke alleges the Law Society failed to update its communications to reflect the appeal process surrounding his ability to practice law.

In a statement of claim filed on March 9 at Saskatoon’s Court of Queen’s Bench, Mark Zielke alleges his entrepreneurial businesses have suffered because of the defendant’s defamatory and/or negligent actions, citing an income loss of more than $4,000 per month.In December 2021, The Saskatchewan Court of Appeal

The appeal judges ruled the provisions of those acts operate as an exception to the prohibition under the Legal Profession Act, and do not specify that the agent cannot be paid. In the claim, he alleges the Law Society proceeded to notify members of the legal community about the injunction order — including posting a blog on its website in 2020 — without referencing the pending appeal process.

The civil tort of defamation refers to wrongfully damaging a person’s reputation through the communication of false information to a third party.

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