What is the test for gross culpable neglect of a lawyer by the Law Society of BC?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cranston (Re), 2011 LSBC 24 (CanLII):
In reviewing Law Society of BC v. Hops, [1999] LSBC 29, the panel in Martin, (supra), concluded that conduct must display gross culpable neglect of the respondent’s duties as a lawyer.
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