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2013
Vernon lawyer William Jacob Mastop disbarred for criminal conviction
News Release
December 23, 2013
Nanaimo lawyer Brian John Kirkhope ordered suspended for 45 days for professional misconduct
News Release
December 19, 2013
Law Society governors approve joint task force recommendations on the future of legal service regulation
News Release
December 09, 2013
Law Society suspends Abbotsford lawyer Philip Richard Derksen for one month following finding of professional misconduct
News Release
December 02, 2013
Avoid being scammed, confirm a lawyer’s identity using Lawyer Lookup
News Release
November 09, 2013
Law Society obtains court orders against five unauthorized legal practitioners
News Release
November 01, 2013
Law Society celebrates excellence in journalism at the 2013 Jack Webster Awards
News Release
October 31, 2013
Surrey lawyer Aaron Murray Lessing ordered suspended for one month following review of disciplinary sanction
News Release
October 23, 2013
Lawyer Vivian Chiang, who misled court suspended for one month, ordered to pay $10,000 in costs
News Release
October 09, 2013
Lawyer Mishal Abrahams admits misappropriation, resigns, cannot apply for reinstatement until 2025
News Release
October 02, 2013
Public consultations in Vancouver, Victoria and Prince George on future of legal regulation
News Release
September 05, 2013
Vancouver lawyer Laird Russell Cruickshank gets 45-day suspension for misconduct and breach of Law Society Rules
News Release
August 22, 2013
Court orders obtained against Surrey, Toronto unauthorized practitioners
News Release
July 31, 2013
Court grants injunction against notary public Gail Joan MacDonald, who violated Legal Profession Act
News Release
July 16, 2013
Vancouver lawyer Grant Qing-nan Meng admits misconduct including misappropriation of trust funds, resigns
News Release
July 04, 2013
Law Society obtains Supreme Court injunction against Burnaby unauthorized legal practitioner Roald Thomas and his company, Ignition Strategies Inc.
News Release
July 03, 2013
Aboriginal mentorship program launched today is first of its kind in North America
News Release
June 21, 2013
Law Society disbars lawyer Malcolm Hassan Zoraik
News Release
June 03, 2013
Law Society encourages new BC government to continue addressing legal system challenges
News Release
May 15, 2013
Invitation to newsrooms to attend the 2013 Law and the Media Workshop: “Major Crimes and Mega Trials”
News Release
May 06, 2013
BC Supreme Court grants Law Society two court orders against unauthorized practitioners
News Release
April 19, 2013
Law Society launches new database to protect public from unauthorized practice of law
News Release
April 09, 2013
Law Society ramps up public education for 2013 Law Week
News Release
April 05, 2013
Law Society saddened by death of retired Provincial Court Judge Alfred Scow
News Release
March 05, 2013
Vancouver lawyer Milan Matt Uzelac suspended for six weeks after admitting misconduct during mortgage transaction
News Release
March 01, 2013
Hearing panel suspends Fort Nelson lawyer Nathan Richard Bauder for four months, orders $10,000 in costs
News Release
February 18, 2013
Former Law Society president and current governor honoured with Diamond Jubilee Medals
News Release
February 07, 2013
Lawyer James Hu resigns in the face of discipline, cannot apply for reinstatement until February 2020
News Release
February 01, 2013
Hearing panel suspends lawyer Thomas Denovan Hill for one month for admitted misconduct
News Release
January 29, 2013
Law Society implements new code of conduct detailing lawyers’ ethical responsibilities, enhancing interprovincial mobility
News Release
January 14, 2013
Paralegals pilot project aims to reduce price of legal services, increase access to justice
News Release
January 02, 2013