In what circumstances will the Law Society of BC discipline panel accept the proposed disciplinary action of a lawyer who admitted to two allegations of professional misconduct?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bronstein (Re), 2021 LSBC 19 (CanLII):
In Law Society of BC v. Batchelor, 2014 LSBC 11, the respondent admitted to two allegations of professional misconduct: first, by twice adding exhibits to a sworn affidavit; and second, by lying to the court about what he had done regarding one of the affidavits. The respondent had a significant disciplinary history. The hearing panel accepted the proposed disciplinary action made under what is now Rule 4-30 and suspended the respondent for one month.
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