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2013-01-25 at 10:40
Ford wins appeal
The Canadian Press
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Chris Young, The Canadian Press
Mayor Rob Ford leaves a courtroom in Toronto on January 7, 2013, during a break in proceedings as he appeals against an earlier decision to remove him from office. A three-judge Divisional Court panel is set to release its decision this morning on Ford's challenge of a lower court ruling that ordered him removed from office for a conflict of interest.
TORONTO - Rob Ford has won his court battle to keep his job as mayor of Toronto.
A Divisional Court panel today struck down a previous ruling that Ford should be dismissed from office for violating conflict of interest rules.
The three-judge panel agreed with Ford's lawyers, who had argued the previous ruling was legally flawed.
In November, an Ontario Superior justice ordered Ford removed as mayor for taking part in a council vote that he repay $3,150 raised for his private football foundation.
The ruling was put on hold pending today's decision.
Despite the legal win, Ford's woes are not done. An audit of his campaign expenses is pending.
 © The Canadian Press, 2013
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