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The court allowed a solicitor’s account in part, rejected constructive dismissal of the retainer, reduced unsupported time entries, and certified costs.
The applicant's claim for taxation of fees was largely statute‑barred because the limitation period began to run such that fees rendered prior to November 5, 2021 were discovered or reasonably discoverable and no written acknowledgement, interim billing, or contingency agreement existed to extend the limitation period; therefore the majority of the claim is barred and only services from November 5, 2021 onward may proceed to taxation.
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Review of a lawyer’s bill under the Legal Profession Act. The court reduced fees, disallowed part of the claimed interest and some disbursements, and fixed the balance due.
Fee review under the Legal Profession Act. The registrar reduced both lawyers’ bills after finding the recorded hours, rates, and retroactive accounts unreliable.
Summary trial over legal fees dispute dismissed. The court found the plaintiff’s version of the retainer unreliable, preferred CSPL’s evidence, and held the action was an abuse of process.
Fee review under the Legal Profession Act. The court upheld the retainer, found the work reasonably necessary, and reduced two bills while allowing the others.
Client-initiated fee review under the Legal Profession Act. The registrar reduced the bill by three hours, awarded review costs, and allowed interest.
Fee review under the Legal Profession Act: the court reduced a solicitor’s account after finding the work went beyond the retainer and continued after a clear stop-work instruction.
The adjudicator held the time‑docket approach was not reasonable given the circumstances (client conduct, lack of estimates and monthly billing) and assessed the fee at 20% of the amount paid by the ex‑wife inclusive of disbursements (20% of $237,000 = $47,400 plus HST $7,110 = $54,510), credited payments of $10,000, leaving a balance owing of $44,510; interest was disallowed.
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The court allowed the defendant to withdraw an admission, amend her defence, and pursue fraudulent misrepresentation allegations. The plaintiff’s strike and summary judgment application was dismissed.
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