In what circumstances have the Law Society of BC been suspended or ordered to pay costs for misconduct?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Straith (Re), 2020 LSBC 11 (CanLII):

In Law Society of BC v. Scholz, 2008 LSBC 16, the respondent was suspended for one month and ordered to pay costs for misconduct related to conflicts of interest and breach of a court order.

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