Decision record
Zao Huang
JurisdictionCanada — British Columbia
BodyLaw Society of British Columbia (LSBC)
Professionlawyer
DateSeptember 28, 2021
HearingRule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement | Summary
OutcomeRule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement | Summary
Allegation / charges
Rule 3-7.1 Consent Agreement | Summary
Findings — machine-extracted (anthropic-batch:claude-opus-4-8); verify against the decision
SanctionSuspension
Suspension3 months
Dishonesty foundNo
Zao (Aidan) Huang, a BC lawyer, admitted to conduct unbecoming the profession under s. 38(4) of the Legal Profession Act for a series of assaults, threats and acts of intimidation against an adult (AA) and a minor (BB), including punching, kicking, and striking with a weapon/imitation weapon, over 2019-2020. He was in a position of trust to both. Though criminal charges were withdrawn, he entered a Rule 3-7.1 consent agreement accepted September 28, 2021, agreeing to a three-month suspension commencing November 1, 2021. No dishonesty finding was made; no fine or costs were stated.
Duties found breached:
Aggravating factors:
- Position of trust in relation to both victims, one of whom was a minor
- Multiple incidents over an extended period including physical assaults, use of a weapon/imitation weapon, and threats/intimidation
- Prior 2019 incident of assault and threats against AA
Mitigating factors:
- No pre-existing Professional Conduct Record
- Attended extensive counselling including relationship, group and violence-related sessions
- Expressed remorse to victim and family
- Admitted misconduct and entered into consent agreement
- Criminal charges were ultimately withdrawn