How have the Law Society of BC treated the issue of unexplained persistent failure to respond to communications by a member of staff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Jessacher (Re), 2015 LSBC 43 (CanLII):
The “unexplained persistent failure to respond to Law Society communications will always be prima facie evidence of professional misconduct which throws upon the respondent member a persuasive burden to excuse his or her conduct.” Law Society of BC v. Dobbin, 1999 LSBC 27 at para. 25.
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