The Society’s Criminal Law Standards Committee is seeking your feedback on the following two new proposed Criminal Law Standards:
These Standards would apply to everyone practising criminal law if passed by the Society’s Council. Learn more about how these Standards are drafted.
Your feedback on the draft standards is essential as we need firsthand insight from practising lawyers on how these standards would be applied.
Provide feedback by completing our online feedback form (s) at https://bit.ly/3w2egMT or email epink@lians.ca by April 30, 2021.
Standards are not only requirements and sources of information and resources, but they help lawyers reduce risk. In an era when claims of ineffective counsel are growing, complying with Standards helps protect you as well as your clients.
Review the current Criminal Law Standards. Questions about applying these standards to your practice? Contact Legal Services Support mailto:lss@nsbs.org