2024-25 NSBS Fees and LIANS Levy
May 8, 2024
NSBS Council and the Board of LIANS have approved the NSBS Fees and the LIANS Levy for the 2024-25 fee year (12 months from July
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Notice of Custodianship: Peggy Handel
May 1, 2024
The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society hereby gives notice that Peggy Lee Ann Händel of Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, has ceased practicing law. Any inquiries from clients
Amendments to Probate Court Regulations: REMINDER
April 30, 2024
REMINDER: Effective April 1, 2024, counsel and individuals representing themselves in the Court of Probate for Nova Scotia will be required to include the original Will as an exhibit to an Affidavit when filing their documents with the Probate Court.
Receiver appointed re. Maria Mikhailitchenko suspension
April 29, 2024
A RECEIVER has been appointed relating to the suspension of the practising certificate of Maria Mikhailitchenko.
CIC Resolution re. Robert Ferguson Ford
April 19, 2024
The Complaints Investigation Committee (CIC) resolved and ordered as follows: “It is in the public interest for Robert Ferguson Ford to be subject to the following practice restrictions and conditions in accordance with the provisions of section 37(1)(b) of the Legal Profession Act
Society Nominates Shannon Mason as 2024-2025Â Second Vice-President
April 16, 2024
The Nominating Committee nominates lawyer Shannon Mason as the Society’s Second Vice-President for the 2024-2025 Council year.