B.C. law society seeking feedback on trust account rule change proposal

By Ian Burns (June 8, 2020, 9:53 AM EDT) -- According to the provincial law society, lawyers in B.C. have raised concerns about the impact that the law society’s rule 3-58.1 (Trust account only for legal services) has had on retainers received by a lawyer who has been appointed as a mediator, arbitrator or parenting co-ordinator and who will be providing some incidental related legal services to the parties, such as the preparation of the mediation or arbitration (or related settlement) agreement....

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