"I intend to shift the focus my activity that is more clearly of an activist nature, hence this group," he said. The New Brunswick Law Society, the self-governing organization for lawyers in the province, sought the ruling. "The law society might say that I'm still practising law because I'm still making legal arguments to help people," he said. Law society executive director Marc Richard was on vacation Thursday and could not be reached for comment. Earlier this year the law society took Barnett to court over two new cases.

Source: CBC News July 17, 2020 09:00 UTC