Bre-X lawyer prosecuted for 'incivility'

Tue, 03/02/2010 - 04:04 EDT - Financial Post

The "civility prosecution" against Joseph Groia by the body
that regulates lawyers in Ontario is based on a flawed and unfair
investigation, his lawyer argued yesterday.

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