What is the standard of care of a lawyer in Vancouver from 2000 to 2003?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Olenga v. Sisett & Company, 2010 BCSC 271 (CanLII):

The standard of care to which a lawyer is held is that of a reasonably competent and diligent counsel in Vancouver from 2000 to 2003: Startup v. Blake, 2001 BCSC 8, 110 A.C.W.S. (3d) 1194.

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