What is the relevant case law in BC where the Respondent has more knowledge and experience about procedural and substantive matters than recent or junior lawyers?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Lee (Re), 2022 LSBC 5 (CanLII):
The Respondent is a seasoned practitioner who is expected to have more knowledge and experience about procedural and substantive matters than recent or junior lawyers. Where lawyers facing disciplinary matters have lengthy experience practising law, that experience has been considered to be an aggravating factor (Law Society of BC v. Wilson, 2020 LSBC 20, at para.17). We agree that the Respondent’s lengthy experience in the practice of law is an aggravating factor.
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