In what circumstances have the Law Society of BC admitted professional misconduct in failing to enter into a written contingent fee agreement for five clients?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Perrick (Re), 2014 LSBC 3 (CanLII):

In Law Society of BC v. Cruickshank, 2012 LSBC 27 (CanLII), the respondent admitted that he had committed professional misconduct in failing to enter into a written contingent fee agreement for five clients.

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