Can an attorney exercise his power of attorney for his own benefit?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Tim v. Lai, 1986 CanLII 948 (BC SC):
An attorney may not exercise his power of attorney for his own benefit, unless expressly authorized in the power of attorney itself. See Elford v. Elford, 1922 CanLII 53 (SCC), 64 S.C.R. 125, [1922] 3 W.W.R. 339, 69 D.L.R. 284 [Sask.].
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