How should a lawyer be judged by way of hindsight?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Olenga v. Sisett & Company, 2010 BCSC 271 (CanLII):
A lawyer’s conduct should not be judged by way of hindsight, but in light of the knowledge he possessed, or reasonably ought to have possessed, at the time of the negligence alleged against him: LaFleur v. Murphy, 2002 BCSC 986, 116 A.C.W.S. (3d) 283. Conclusion
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