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In brief: While lawyers are always at liberty to make a good faith complaint about another lawyer, there are some situations in which a lawyers have a duty to report another lawyer (or themselves) to the Law Society, including the discovery of criminal activity related to a law practice. Check out the resources below to learn more, and feel welcome to contact a Practice Advisor with questions.
Code - Duty to report participation in criminal activity related to a lawyers practice: BC Code rule 7.1-3(c).
Code - Dishonesty, fraud by client: BC Code rule 3.2-7.
Code - Dishonesty, fraud when client is an organization: BC Code rule 3.2-8.
Rules - Reporting criminal charges: Law Society Rule 3-97.
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