In what circumstances have the Law Society of BC found that the respondent committed professional misconduct in relation to withdrawals from her trust account?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Comparelli (Re), 2020 LSBC 2 (CanLII):
In Law Society of BC v. Chaudhry, 2018 LSBC 31, the respondent committed professional misconduct over seven different allegations, each of which was related to numerous withdrawals of funds from her trust account or failure to maintain proper accounting records in relation to her trust and/or general accounts over a prolonged period of time.
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