Does abusive language directed at a non-litigant constitute professional misconduct?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Gellert (Re), 2013 LSBC 22 (CanLII):
Previous panel decisions have found abusive and discourteous language directed by a member at a non-litigant to constitute professional misconduct, for instance a probation officer in Law Society of BC v. MacAdam, [1997] LSDD No. 55.
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