Criminal defense lawyer accepted an informal retainer where communication with a client depended entirely on third parties he could not control. When one link broke four days before trial, everything unravelled. The communication chain was the problem. The adjournment was just the symptom.
Veronica Moye was the only licensed immigration consultant in a commercial operation that spanned Dubai, India, and Vancouver. She signed the retainer agreements. She was the authorized representative on every file. And she did essentially none of the work. When five clients complained to the CICC, her explanation was that she had too many files to supervise personally. The Panel's response was permanent revocation. Delegation is not a defence. It never was.