What is the range of suspension terms for the suspension of the Law Society of BC?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Desmond Greg Friedland (Re), 2021 LSBC 53 (CanLII):

Similarly, in Law Society of BC v. Lowe, 2019 LSBC 37, a suspension of five months was ordered. The Law Society in that case sought a suspension of six to eight-months.

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