Law Society Of BC

• B.C. family lawyer resigns from firm after admitting to sexual harassment

  A consent agreement from the Law Society of B.C. reveals that Stuart Zukerman admitted to misconduct between 2000 and 2023. He will lose his licence at the end of November.

  Canada

  Oct 2, 2024
  
• West Vancouver mayor’s law licence suspended for 2 years

  On Wednesday, the Law Society of B.C. announced Mayor Mark Sager's law licence had been suspended for two years for professional misconduct. 

  Politics

  Feb 28, 2024
  
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• B.C. announces more funding for legal aid

  The provincial government is investing another $8.19 million in legal aid in British Columbia, filling what it says are gaps in service.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2022
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• Kelowna lawyer under investigation for alleged professional misconduct

  Paule Seeger is accused of misappropriating or improperly withdrawing client trust funds on several occasions.

  Canada

  Dec 3, 2020
• Supreme Court of Canada hears final arguments on B.C. Christian university’s law school

  Canada’s highest court has reserved its decision on whether a pair of law societies will be allowed to deny accreditation to graduates of an evangelical university after hearing final submissions on Friday.

  Dec 1, 2017
• Controversial B.C. Christian law school lays out case ahead of Supreme Court of Canada hearing

  Canada's top court is set to hear the case beginning Thursday.

  Education

  Nov 29, 2017
• Supreme Court of Canada to make final ruling on contentious B.C. Christian law school

  Critics charge that a school covenant barring sex outside of heterosexual marriage discriminates against LGBTQ people.

  Education

  Nov 28, 2017
• TWU heading to court over controversial law school

  After originally approving the school in April 2014, the LSBC was asked to reconsider their decision by the society's general membership. The society's second vote in October went against accrediting TWU's proposed law school.

  Dec 18, 2014