Notice of Credentials Committee Appeal Hearing

A Hearing respecting an appeal from a decision of the Credentials Committee denying an application for admission on transfer will be held on Wednesday, October 16, Thursday, October 17 and Friday, October 18, 2024, commencing at 9:30 am at the Society’s offices, Suite 800, Cogswell Tower, 2000 Barrington Street, Halifax, NS.

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Notice of Receivership: H. Edward Patterson

The Complaints Investigation Committee of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society gives notice that, further to H. Edward Patterson’s suspension from practice on June 3, 2024, pursuant to Regulation 4.5.1 under the Legal Profession Act, it has resolved that it is in the public interest to appoint Kelly Mittelstadt as Receiver for the law practice of H. Edward Patterson, pursuant to Section 51(1) of the Legal Profession Act.

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Model Code of Professional Conduct Amendments

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society invites lawyers to provide feedback on the Federation of Law Societies of Canada’s (FLSC’s) Model Code Standing Committee’s proposed Code amendments in response to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Call to Action 27.

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