What is the basis for global sanction applied to the Law Society of BC?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Davison (Re), 2022 LSBC 9 (CanLII):
The Respondent relies on Law Society of BC v. Lessing, 2013 LSBC 29 and Law Society of BC v. Lowe, 2019 LSBC 37 and the principles of global sanction applied in those cases.
The Law Society submits that the decision of Law Society of BC v. Lessing, 2021 LSBC 17 (“Lessing 2021”) provides guidance on the principles to be applied in assessing whether joinder is appropriate.
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