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B.C. Law Society Orders Vancouver Lawyer John Briner Disbarred For Misappropriating $50,000

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 14 Dec, 2015 12:22 PM

VANCOUVER — A Vancouver lawyer has been ordered disbarred after a Law Society of B.C. investigation found professional misconduct.

The society says John Briner misappropriated trust funds of more than $50,000, breached trust accounting rules and failed to co-operate with its investigation.

It says a discipline hearing panel found Briner used one client's trust funds to cover an overdraft in another client's trust account in December 2012.

The society says Briner gained a clear advantage.

It also says he offered no evidence to support his position that the misappropriation was a simple mistake.

The society sets standards of professional responsibility for lawyers in B.C. and upholds the regulations through a complaints and discipline process.

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