A Halifax lawyer has been suspended for five months and ordered to pay $20,000 after being found guilty of professional misconduct by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society.
A Halifax lawyer has been found guilty of professional misconduct by the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society. Christopher Ian Robinson was cited for his handling of two cases.
Posted: Jul 12, 2021 7:24 PM AT | Last Updated: July 12
A Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge previously said Robinson cost needless expense by appearing in court chambers, and his approach was not the correct way to conduct this case.(Anjuli Patil/CBC)
The Nova Scotia Barristers Society has charged a Halifax lawyer with professional misconduct for his handling of an investment case.
Christopher Ian Robinson will face a disciplinary hearing at a later date, the society said in a July 5 statement.
Robinson was counsel for Unison Resources Inc., and others in their dispute with Gallagher Holdings Ltd.
At the core of the case was a dispute over investments in what was described as a revolutionary way to extract petroleum products from wells that had been exhausted.