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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 the abandonment of 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 the abandonment of a law practice: BC Code rule 7.1-3(b).
Information about processes for when a lawyer can no longer run their practice is available on the Custodianship webpage.
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