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The court reviewed a law firm bill under the Legal Profession Act, found the initial $24,000 retainer was only a ballpark estimate, and fixed a fair fee at $25,000 plus taxes.
Registrar Sainty reviewed estate solicitor accounts in the Feth estate, found the Dirk Law Office bills reviewable under the Legal Profession Act, and substantially reduced the fees.
The court refused a stay of proceedings, holding the dispute centered on pre-existing fiduciary issues and did not fall within the arbitration clause.
Registrar review of a lawyer’s family-law bill. Most fees were allowed after correcting a billing-rate error, with a small reduction for last-week work, plus interest and costs.
The court struck amendments naming opposing counsel without leave, found the pleadings against them disclosed no reasonable claim, and awarded special costs.
The court stayed a lawyer’s debt-collection action pending Registrar review under s. 70(12) of the Legal Profession Act, holding the statute applied to the bill.
The Court struck the Notice of Application for Leave to Appeal because there was no appealable decision: Justice Faour had not denied Terry Burry the right to represent his wife and son but had granted leave to amend pleadings, so the representation issue was not yet engaged and any appeal was premature; taxed costs were awarded to the respondent.
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Registrar found the law firm’s termination of a contingency retainer was not reasonable, so it could not recover fees, but the client had to pay disbursements.
Assessment of solicitor’s accounts under the Legal Profession Act. Most fees and disbursements were allowed, with limited deductions, no retroactive rate increase, and costs awarded to the firm.
The Registrar reviewed a solicitor’s bill in a difficult family-law file and approved the accounts in large part, reducing fees by $7,200 plus tax.
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