On November 28, 2024, the Benchers approved several amendments to the Rules of the Law Society of Alberta (the “Rules“).
Rule 88 is amended to allow for a letter of caution as a response to conduct not requiring a discipline hearing. Under the former Rules, the only alternative to Conduct Committee Panels (when the threshold test was met) was a mandatory conduct advisory. Letters of caution are excluded from the lawyer’s public disciplinary record.
Lawyers are no longer required to pay the annual inactive status fee when seeking reinstatement after suspension under Rule 115(2)(d). Previously, suspended lawyers seeking reinstatement were required to pay the annual inactive status fee for each year of their suspension.
For further information on these amendments, read the Law Society of Alberta’s formal notice here.
