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The court approved an arm’s-length sale of the former family home for $1,455,000, conditioned on clearing title, and left some disclosure requests for Bordignon Holdings to be reset.
The registrar reduced Lindsay Kenney LLP’s fees to Thomas Winkler by $15,708.04, allowed disbursements, and ordered Winkler to pay the review costs.
Registrar review of estate accounts and legal bills: some lawyer accounts were allowed, executor remuneration was fixed, no care fee was awarded, and costs were split.
The Law Society’s civil contempt application against Robert William Louie was dismissed. The Court found no proof beyond a reasonable doubt of intentional breach of the consent order.
On reconsideration of a Legal Profession Act fee review, the registrar reduced Clark Wilson LLP’s allowed fees to $20,000 and adjusted costs between the parties.
The court stayed a Law Profession Act fee-review appointment pending resolution of a related petition about lease-based operating expenses and the parties’ obligations.
The Court of Appeal granted Local 76 a short extension of time to file its factum, finding no prejudice to the appellant. It also denied oral audience to Bernardus Speckling.
The Court granted the stay because the appellant demonstrated an arguable issue—notably a procedural fairness complaint about nondisclosure of the investigator's report—established that continuation of the suspension would cause irreparable harm to his practice and income, and the balance of convenience favored a stay given no finding of professional misconduct and no evidence clients were at risk.
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The court disqualified William Jordan from acting as counsel because he does not meet statutory requirements to practise, has a personal pecuniary interest as the plaintiff's husband, and is likely to be a material witness whose dual role would create a real conflict and risk to the integrity of the proceedings; a power of attorney does not authorize him to act as counsel and Civil Procedure Rules require representatives to act by independent counsel.
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The Court of Appeal dismissed Jeremy Maddock’s appeal, holding his work fell outside the Legal Profession Act exemptions, the injunction was justified, and costs were properly awarded.
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