Law Society of Ontario failed to spot Toronto firm’s years-long, $7M fraud

Photo is a diptych of two lawyers, Singa Bui and her husband, Nicholas Cartel

A Toronto law firm at the centre of a $7-million embezzlement scandal appears to have passed a financial spot check years after the managing partner admits she began stealing client money, raising questions about the Law Society of Ontario’s ability to protect the public against fraud by lawyers.