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Legal profession / regulation 2020 BCSC 1844

Carphin v. Braich

Master Vos held the lawyer’s fees were reasonable, allowed reduced disbursements, and upheld 8% simple interest under the retainer, but denied interest on written-off fees.

  • Billing dispute
  • Interest on legal fees
  • Retainer terms
  • Disbursements
  • Delegation of work
  • Undue influence / disclosure
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Legal profession / regulation 2011 BCSC 604

Mickelson v. Cragg

The court held that a written fee agreement review under s. 68 was time-barred, but ordered a registrar review of the lawyer’s bill under s. 70(11) due to special circumstances.

  • Bill review
  • Fee agreement examination
  • S.68 legal profession act
  • S.70(11) legal profession act
  • Special circumstances
  • Sealing orders
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Legal profession / regulation 2007 BCSC 1491

Jordan v. Fairs

Client review of a solicitor’s bill for a committeeship application. The Registrar allowed the reduced fee, upheld 18% contractual interest, and denied costs.

  • Solicitor's bill review
  • Retainer dispute
  • Reasonableness of fees
  • Interest and costs
  • Delay and client prejudice
  • Solicitor-bill-review
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Trusts 2007 BCSC 507

380876 British Columbia Ltd. v. Ron Perrick Law Corp. et al

The court held that trust funds were withdrawn without a compliant bill or accounting, and awarded judgment for $926,916 with interest.

  • Breach of trust
  • Withdrawal from trust account
  • Legal fee billing requirements
  • Personal liability of director
  • Law society rules
  • Delivery of bill
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Legal profession / regulation 2002 BCSC 1795

Veszely v. Blair

The court held the contingency fee agreement unenforceable because the client lacked capacity, then assessed the bill under s. 71, reduced fees, and approved disbursements.

  • Contingency fee agreement
  • Capacity to contract
  • Bill taxation
  • Disbursements
  • Reasonableness of legal fees
  • Capacity-to-contract
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