Lawyer suspended after representing husband and wife in same case

The Law Society of BC has suspended a Surrey lawyer for five months, for committing professional misconduct by representing a man, and later his wife, in the same family law litigation. The Law Society’s Tribunal Hearing panel has also ordered lawyer Pir Indar Paul Singh Sahota to pay the society almost $16,000 in costs and disbursements, saying his conflict of interest was obvious and “clearly cost the wife and husband wasted money, time, and emotional energy. “ “The Respondent’s actions in this case, taken individually and holistically, are frankly startling, especially for someone with his length of call,” the panel…
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B.C. Law Society investigates lawyer who used AI to make fake case law

Breadcrumb Trail Links News Local News In his ruling, Justice David Masuhara said he found the details of the case ‘alarming’ Published Feb 27, 2024  •  Last updated 2 days ago  •  4 minute read A lawyer who said it was ‘mortifying’ to learn she had submitted fake AI-generated case law in error to back her client’s petition in a family law hearing in B.C. Supreme Court is being investigated by the province’s regulatory body for lawyers. Photo by Jason Payne /PNG Article content A lawyer who said it was “mortifying” to learn she had submitted AI-generated fake case law…
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