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Poor advice about foreign buyers tax costs B.C. law firm $75K
A B.C. real estate law firm is on the hook for $75,000 after it gave…
Kamloops lawyer accused of hiding cash of unlicensed cannabis company
A Kamloops lawyer is being accused of using his trust account to disguise funds paid…
B.C. lawyer fined $5K over Kelowna real estate sale
A B.C. lawyer has been fined $5,000 after he allowed a client to pay $46,000…
B.C. lawyer accused of ‘misappropriating’ $1.3 million
A B.C. lawyer stands accused of misappropriating $1.3 million of clients' money and then lying…
B.C. lawyer fined $10K for talking to client about evidence during court proceedings
A B.C. lawyer has been fined $10,000 for discussing evidence with her client during breaks…
Kelowna lawyer fined $5,000 for failing to verify clients’ identity
A Kelowna lawyer has been fined $5,000 for failing to verify the identity of several…
B.C. lawyer ‘misappropriated’ $63,000 then ‘failed to cooperate’
A B.C. lawyer who "misappropriated" $63,000, and then failed to cooperate with the investigation, has…
B.C. lawyer who ‘misappropriated’ $650,000 hangs onto licence
A B.C. lawyer whose sloppy paperwork allowed her bookkeeper to steal $7.5 million has managed…
Kamloops lawyer reprimanded for conflict of interest in multiple cases
A veteran Kamloops lawyer has been found to have committed professional misconduct after being in…
B.C. lawyer fined $12,000 for their part in immigration fraud
A B.C. lawyer has been fined $12,000 for unwittingly submitting fraudulent immigration paperwork. According to…
B.C. lawyer disbarred for keeping GST and PST
A B.C. lawyer who charged his clients sales tax but failed to give it to…
Kelowna dangerous dog avoids death sentence but owner on the hook for $12,000
A Kelowna poodle has avoided being euthanized but left his owner on the hook for…
‘Bizarrely rude’ BC lawyer suspended for 4 months
A veteran BC lawyer with a "long history of rude and discourteous behaviour towards others"…
BC lawyer disbarred for being ‘ungovernable’
A BC lawyer who fabricated evidence while under investigation by the regulator has been disbarred…
BC lawyer used trust account for $1.6M in ‘suspicious circumstances’
A BC lawyer who allowed his trust account to be used to receive and send…