What is the current professional misconduct test for a lawyer?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Suneil Kyle Sangha (Re), 2021 LSBC 55 (CanLII):
The current test for professional misconduct has been clearly developed in Law Society of BC v. Martin, 2005 LSBC 16, Re: Lawyer 12, 2011 LSBC 35 and subsequent decisions providing further clarifications. The test can be summarized as whether the conduct in question exhibited a marked departure from the standard of conduct expected of lawyers, having regard to all the circumstances.
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