A not-so-simple tale of practising together but not as partners
An upcoming lawsuit in the British Columbia Supreme Court may serve as a crash course for lawyers about the problems that can arise when practising outside a formal partnership.The trial, which is set...
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Lawyers, paralegals can’t charge to bring HRTO case on someone’s behalf
Legal representatives can make a human rights application on someone’s behalf but they can’t charge a fee to do it, says the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario.In G.M.K. v. Lakefield College School,...
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B.C. trial lawyers issue constitutional challenge of jury fees
The Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia today issued another challenge in its ongoing battle against court fees in the province that, according to the association, discriminate against people...
View ArticleAppeal court strikes at the heart of 'excessive' billable hours
A precedent-setting decision at the Ontario Court of Appeal this week strikes at the heart of client concerns over the abuse of billable hours, and provides a legal framework by which clients might be...
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Non-payment claims against clients have to go to Superior Court
Lawyers can no longer bring claims against their clients for non-payment of fees at Ontario’s Small Claims Court for services delivered outside of that court.A Toronto Small Claims Court dismissed a...
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Feds ordered to cover articling students’ law society membership fees
The federal government must cover the law society membership fees for its articling students, a labour relations adjudicator has ruled.Since 2013, the Association of Justice Counsel has been battling...
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Copyright Board decision will have ‘little bearing’ on other cases: Access...
The Copyright Board of Canada has determined Access Copyright will receive just a fraction of what it was looking for in a new tariff with provincial governments and territories.On May 22, the...
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