An Alberta court has dismissed a judicial review filed against the provincial law society alleging “ideological politicization” in its mandatory training for lawyers.
Lawyer Roger Song filed the lawsuit against the Law Society of Alberta over concerns he had over mandatory cultural and political training for lawyers being imposed by the society.
He asked the court for a judicial review to determine if the law society overstepped its boundaries as defined in the Legal Professions Act.
A judicial review is when a court is asked to review a decision of an administrative tribunal and determine if the decision was unfair or unreasonable….