What is the test for professional misconduct for failing to respond to communications from the Law Society of BC?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Di Bella (Re), 2021 LSBC 52 (CanLII):
Unexplained, persistent failure to respond to Law Society communications will always be prima facie evidence of professional misconduct: Law Society of BC v. Dobbin, 1999 LSBC 27 at para. 25.
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