4 Sept 2009
VALLANT HOOKER & PARTNERS V TOOTILL HC AK CIV-2009-404-1895
- Citation
- openlaw-0c8fc889_a031_4440_bb4d_4628b4e326b6.pdf
- Court
- High Court
Although the Registrar erred in applying an onus on the practitioner, on a de novo consideration the Reviser's assessment reducing the practitioner's invoice to $76,796.73 was reasonable because the lawyer's overly optimistic advice failed adequately to disclose downside litigation risk to a vulnerable client, and a fair fee must reflect that inadequate advice and the poor outcome; accordingly the High Court dismissed the application and confirmed the Registrar's decision.