How have the Law Society of BC dealt with the preparation and swearing of affidavits?

The preparation and swearing of affidavits on behalf of clients was discussed and dealt with in Law Society of BC v. Foo, [1997] LSDD No. 197. The preparation and commissioning of an affidavit containing a statement known by the respondent to be false and stating that a document was attached to an affidavit when that document was not yet in existence, was found to constitute professional misconduct. The panel observed: This matter of members of the Law Society causing documents which would be relied upon by other litigants and Courts, to be filed, is a very serious matter where the member permits this to be done knowing that the documents filed either contain errors or contain falsehoods. Next to defalcation of trust funds by a lawyer, knowingly taking a false affidavit is about as serious a breach of professional conduct as can occur.