US EditionB.C. Lawyer Suspended After Trying to Evade Impaired Driving Consequences
- Surrey lawyer Manpreet Singh Bains agreed to a one-month suspension in 2023 after a Surrey RCMP officer stopped him for impaired driving.
- The Law Society of B.C. Accused Bains of attempting to leverage his position as a lawyer to sway the officer during the traffic stop by presenting his membership card and making a comment.
- Around 4 p.m., Bains informed the officer that he had not been drinking, even though he had consumed up to five alcoholic beverages, and subsequently failed two breathalyzer tests; this resulted in a 90-day Immediate Roadside Driving Prohibition.
- A panel found Bains' conduct constituted misconduct; he admitted the behavior, was contrite, and agreed to pay $1,000 in costs to the society.
- Bains, called to the bar in September 2022, had not practised law until April 1, 2024, and the ruling suggests the suspension impacts his professional standing.
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