In what circumstances has the Law Society of BC suspended or ordered the respondent to pay costs for professional misconduct?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Straith (Re), 2020 LSBC 11 (CanLII):
In Law Society of BC v. Derksen, 2015 LSBC 24, the respondent was suspended for 45 days and ordered to pay costs for professional misconduct associated with several accounting and other rule breaches. The sanctions were ordered pursuant to a Rule 4-22 (now Rule 4-30) consent resolution process.
In Law Society of BC v. Cruickshank, 2012 LSBC 27, the respondent was suspended for one month and ordered to pay costs for professional misconduct associated with accounting rule breaches and other discipline violations set out in two citations. The sanctions were ordered pursuant to a Rule 4-22 (now Rule 4-30) consent resolution process.
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