B.C. lawyer who accused crown of ‘fabricating evidence’ now facing hearing

A B.C. defence lawyer who accused Crown prosecutors of fabricating evidence during a criminal case five years ago is now facing a disciplinary hearing with the regulator.

According to a Feb. 2 B.C. Law Society order, Terrace lawyer Timothy D. Klaassen is scheduled for a hearing June 2 and faces allegations that date back to a criminal matter in the B.C. Provincial Court between August and November 2018.

The Law Society doesn't name the case but says that Klaassen "stated on several occasions both orally in court and in a filed 'Charter Notice-Crown Misconduct' that Crown Counsel had fabricated evidence."

"(Klaassen) made representations to the Court that you knew or ought to have known could not reasonably be supported by the evidence," a Law Society citation reads.

The Law Society accuses Klaassen of failing to act with "courtesy, civility, and good faith."

The Law Society doesn't give any specifics of what Klaassen is accused of saying, but states that his actions constitute professional misconduct.

Klaassen has been practicing law in B.C. since 1995.

The lawyer now has to respond to the Law Society's notice by March 15 for the June hearing.

None of the allegations have been proven.

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