Is a lawyer’s obligation to the regulator an equal equal?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Liggett (Re), 2012 LSBC 7 (CanLII):
As noted in Law Society of Alberta v. MacKay, [1997] LSDD No. 152, a lawyer’s obligation to the regulator is no less important than his or her obligations to the court.
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