Legal Profession — Canada — Northwest Territories law | Esheria

Legal Profession

This part establishes the Law Society and its Executive, sets basic rulemaking and meeting requirements, and defines key terms like member, Society, Executive, and student-at-law.

Jurisdiction
Canada — Northwest Territories
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
en
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audits board governance claims administration claims fund client trust accounting disciplinary investigations disciplinary procedure discipline foundation funding inquiry powers law society regulation meetings membership membership sanctions officers practice restrictions professional liability insurance professional licensing rulemaking service of documents suspension unclaimed trust money

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This part establishes the Law Society and its Executive, sets basic rulemaking and meeting requirements, and defines key terms like member, Society, Executive, and student-at-law. This provision covers Society meetings, membership records and enrolment, and the discipline process for members and students-at-law. This provision sets out disciplinary inquiry procedures, notice requirements, inquiry powers, interim suspension limits, sanctions, appeal rights, automatic suspension on imprisonment, and the Society’s assurance fund. Members must keep trust-account records, maintain enough client-trust funds, and file annual certificates; unclaimed trust money may be paid to the Society after two years if conditions are met. This provision lets the Executive approve a group insurance contract, lets the Society enter such a contract, and sets rules for claims, deductible payments, and subrogation. It also restricts who may practise law or hold out as a lawyer, gives active members a right of audience, and creates offences and penalties for breaches.

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