What constitutes a "Rules breach" in a personal injury case?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mckinley (Re), 2019 LSBC 20 (CanLII):
A breach of the Rules does not, in itself, constitute professional misconduct. A breach of the Act or the Rules that constitutes a “Rules breach”, rather than professional misconduct, is one where the conduct, while not resulting in any loss to a client or done with any dishonest intent, is not an insignificant breach of the Rules and arises from the respondent paying little attention to the administrative side of practice (Law Society of BC v. Smith, 2004 LSBC 29). …
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