Clayton Ruby
| Clayton Ruby | |
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| 60th Treasurer of the Law Society of Upper Canada | |
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In office 2006–2006 |
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| Preceded by | George Douglas Hunter |
| Succeeded by | Gavin MacKenzie |
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| Born |
Clayton Charles Ruby February 6, 1942 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Clayton Charles Ruby, CM (born February 6, 1942) is a Canadian lawyer and activist, specializing in constitutional and criminal law and civil rights.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Ruby received a Bachelor of Arts degree from York University in 1963. He earned an Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto in 1969, and was called to the bar in 1969. In 1973, he earned a Master of Laws from the University of California, Berkeley.
From 1976 to 2008 he was a partner with the law firm of Ruby & Edwardh with Marlys Edwardh. Since 2007, he has been a partner with the law firm of Ruby Shiller Chan Hasan in Toronto, Ontario.
In 1991, Ruby was part of the legal team used by the Church of Scientology to defend itself and nine of its members who were on trial for stealing documents concerning Scientology from the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General, the Canadian Mental Health Association, two police forces and other institutions. The case stemmed from a surprise raid of the Church of Scientology's Toronto headquarters in 1983 by more than a hundred policeman who seized an estimated 250,000 documents over the course of two days. Legal maneuvers used by Ruby delayed the case for many years and he later unsuccessfully attempted to get the case dismissed because of "unreasonable delay." On June 25, 1992, seven church members were convicted for operations against the Ontario Provincial Police, the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). The Church of Scientology itself was convicted on two counts of breach of the public trust (infiltration of the offices of the Ontario Provincial Police and the Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General) and was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine.
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