Does the Respondent have an obligation not to be a mere unquestioning instrument of his client's wishes?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from McCandless (Re), 2010 LSBC 3 (CanLII):
The Respondent was not at liberty to ignore his professional obligations simply because of TIC’s instructions. That principle is drawn from Law Society of Upper Canada v. Di Francesco, [2003] LSDD No. 44. That panel held at paragraph 26 that: The member had an obligation not to allow himself to be a mere unquestioning instrument of his client’s wishes …
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