What is the most serious misconduct of a lawyer who misappropriates client funds?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Mansfield (Re), 2018 LSBC 30 (CanLII):
And in Law Society of BC v. Lebedovich, 2018 LSBC 17 the panel observed that “misappropriation of a client’s funds ... is the most serious misconduct a lawyer can commit.” This Hearing Panel adopts that observation.
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