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Discipline Decision
March 2, 2020A decision has been released in relation to the matter of Law Society of Saskatchewan v James Turner, Q.C. The following allegations against the Member were proven:
- did improperly fabricate a Transfer Authorization document in order to transfer a land title out of his client’s name, by cutting and pasting the client’s signature from another document;
- did mislead the Information Services Corporation by submitting, or causing to be submitted, a Transfer Authorization relating to the transfer of a land title that he had improperly fabricated by cutting and pasting his client’s signature from another document;
- did have his clients swear Affidavits purporting to exhibit documents that were not yet in existence; and
- did have his clients swear Affidavits including information which he knew to be false.
The following penalty was imposed by the Hearing Committee:
a. IT IS ORDERED THAT JAMES DELBER TURNER, Q.C. is suspended for a period of two (2) months, such suspension to commence no later than May 1, 2020;
b. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED THAT JAMES DELBER TURNER, Q.C. shall pay costs to the Law Society of Saskatchewan in the amount of $4,050.00 by August 1, 2020, or such other date as the Chair of Discipline may approve.
For more information on Law Society of Saskatchewan discipline proceedings, please visit the Discipline Section of the Law Society of Saskatchewan website.