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#1 pontcanna

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Posted 15 December 2021 - 05:43 PM

Victoria lawyer suspended for negligence by Law Society Tribunal

Rosario Canteno Di Bella to serve a four-month suspension beginning Jan. 1

Dec. 15, 2021

A hearing panel of the Law Society Tribunal ordered that Rosario Canteno Di Bella, a Victoria-based lawyer, be suspended four months following his professional misconduct in relation to a client.

The decision, announced in a news release on Dec. 15, will see the suspension begin on Jan. 1.
 
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The panel found that Di Bella committed several instances of negligence, including that he did not provide the quality of service expected of a lawyer when he neglected to attend to matters within a reasonable time frame, he failed to keep his client informed, missed deadlines set out in a court order, did not answer requests for information from the client and failed to answer communications with his client promptly.

The four-month suspension takes into account the serious nature of Di Bella’s misconduct and his overall record; a conduct review, a practice standards referral, a practice limitation, a previous citation and three administrative suspensions – two of which were in effect when the latest decision was announced.
 
 


 



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