Is the duty owed to the court by legal counsel a public duty?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Keremelevski v. Ukrainian Orthodox Church St. Mary Metropolitan, 2012 BCSC 2083 (CanLII):

Furthermore, the duty owed to the court by legal counsel is a public duty owed as an officer of the court. It is not a private duty owed to the opposite side, as was made clear in Martel v. Andrew, 2005 ABCA 63, at para. 12.

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