In 2009 the action was settled against Edward Furtak on certain conditions, including that he provide truthful answers to questions put to him on an examination by class counsel. A motion has now been scheduled with the court to be argued on September 24, 2014 to set aside that settlement and add Mr. Furtak as…
One of the things lawyers look forward to least, short of having the their fees wholly ignored and unpaid, is having their fees challenged by clients. Ontario’s Solicitors Act sets out a process for a lawyer’s account to be assessed by an assessment officer of the Superior Court of Justice. Section 3 entitles a client…
As Supreme Court Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin and former Ontario chief justice Warren Winkler have famously lamented, the costs of going to trial pose a great disincentive to access to justice for many civil litigants. According to the 2013 Canadian Lawyer legal fees survey, the cost of taking a civil action through to a two-day…