Assessment of Wills accounts

The Court of Appeal for Ontario ruled today that the statements of account rendered by the lawyer in Wills are subject to assessment pursuant to the Solicitors Act. The lawyer had submitted his accounts for vetting and approval by LAO pursuant to a Fisher Order. The A-G paid all but the last account and obtained an Order assessing all of the accounts after the completion of the trial. 

Counsel funded or have been funded by a Fisher Order and have rendered accounts in the past 12 months are now subject to this ruling.

Thanks to Lawrence Ben-Eliezer for sharing this.
James Morton
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Toronto, Ontario
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