Summary of Rule 4-59 - Administrative Penalty
P. Daniel Le Dressay
Location: Vancouver, BC
Called to the bar: August 1, 1985
Penalty deemed to be admitted: February 14, 2023
FACTS
On February 10, 2023, an administrative penalty was assessed against P. Daniel Le Dressay for $3000. The administrative penalty resulted from breaches of Rules 3-102 and 3-103 of the Law Society Rules 2015, which require a lawyer to verify the identity of instructing clients for any file where the lawyer provides legal services in respect of a financial transaction, and which requires a lawyer to verify the identity of a client who is an organization by collecting specific documents and information, including recording the names and addresses of all persons who own a 25% share of a client who is an organization.
Le Dressay did not collect the necessary identification verification documents for three client files, where Le Dressay met with the clients in person. Additionally, in one of these cases, where one client was an organization, Le Dressay did not record the names and addresses of all persons who owned a 25% share of the organization.
Le Dressay paid the penalty on February 14, 2023, and has therefore been deemed to admit the above breach per Rule 4-59(5)(a).