legal fees
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Plaintiff class action legal fees under the microscope
A $28-million settlement reached with a Catholic religious order in a sexual abuse class action was rejected by Quebec Superior Court because of the high legal fees associated with the agreement, the second Quebec class action settlement in the past month whose legal fees have been the subject of a critical assessment. Continue reading
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Total amount of legal fees not necessarily covered by solicitor-client privilege rules Quebec appeal court
The total amount of professional billings paid to lawyers working on a mandate for public bodies is not necessarily automatically protected by solicitor-client privilege ruled the Quebec Court of Appeal. In what is described as a precedent-setting ruling, the Quebec appeal court decision provides much-needed guidance and strikes a delicate balance between professional secrecy and… Continue reading
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Amount of legal fees no longer necessarily protected by solicitor-client privilege
The amount of legal fees paid to lawyers is no longer automatically deemed to be protected by solicitor-client privilege following a recent ruling by the Court of Quebec that appears to be in conflict with guidance given earlier this year by the Quebec Court of Appeal, according to some legal observers. Continue reading
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Mayor accused of corruption and fraud must pay for own defence, rules appeal court
The former mayor of a Montreal bedroom community facing corruption-related charges will have to foot her own legal defence bills, rules Quebec appeal court. Continue reading
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Norbourg: Law firms seeking $11 million
Law firms that negotiated Norbourg class action are seeking $11-million. Continue reading
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Norbourg class action good business for lawyers
A couple of weeks after an agreement in principle was reached in the Norbourg class action suit, opening the door for thousands of investors to recover nearly all the money they lost in one of the biggest investment frauds in the country, Quebec’s securities regulator is facing an expensive legal tab. Continue reading