Halifax defence lawyer Lyle Howe has been disbarred by a disciplinary committee of the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society and ordered to pay costs of $150,000. The three-member panel said Howe cannot reapply to practise law for five years in a ruling released Friday. In July, the panel ruled Howe was guilty of professional misconduct and professional incompetence. The disciplinary panel criticized the society for not admitting problems with systemic racism and forcing Howe to take time and call witnesses to make that point. The society had asked that Howe be ordered to pay between $450,000 and 600,000 in costs.

Source: CBC News October 20, 2017 16:38 UTC