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Registrar Gaily substantially reduced a lawyer’s bill on a Legal Profession Act review, finding vague time entries and excessive rates. A fair fee of $2,000 inclusive of taxes and disbursements was ordered.
Registrar review of contingency fee bills under the Legal Professions Act. The court confirmed the agreement but reduced recoverable fees and disbursements by $15,000.
In a Legal Profession Act bill review, the registrar awarded fees, disbursements, taxes and interest, but ordered the parties to bear their own costs.
The court cancelled a 2014 contingency fee agreement as unreasonable and ambiguous, then fixed a fair fee of $175,000 plus allowed disbursements and taxes.
Courts approved a class action settlement involving trust funds, confirmed trustee authority to settle, approved class counsel fees, and extended the opt-in period.
Section 28.1(2) of the Solicitors Act, by using the words 'contingent in whole or in part', captures any agreement where any part of a lawyer's remuneration is dependent on the successful disposition or completion of the matter; therefore a Results Achieved Fee that increases lawyer remuneration based on a positive result in a family law dispute is a prohibited contingency fee under s.28.1(3)(b).
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Appeal dismissed: the contingency fee agreement capped the appellant’s entitlement, leaving him no personal interest in seeking an hourly bill from the former firm.
A lawyer’s contingency fee agreement and bill were reviewed and largely upheld, with limited reduction to photocopy disbursements and approval of interest and review costs.
Pre-certification class action fee-approval request heard ex parte. The court deferred general approval, approved a limited fee-splitting arrangement in principle, and رفضed sealing and publication ban.
The court approved an infant-settlement legal fee of $2.4 million, holding that the contingency agreement was relevant but not determinative under a reasonableness assessment.
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