In this settlement approval motion, plaintiff counsel’s fees were reduced from $793,500 to $225,000 because the contingency fee agreement was not compliant with the Solicitor’s Act
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Lauesen v. Silverman, 2016 ONCA 327
The Ontario Court of Appeal held that a solicitor’s negligence claim based on improvident settlement in a personal injury action was not discoverable until new counsel advised the plaintiff of it after obtaining an expert medical-legal opinion.
Clarke v. Faust, 2016 ONCA 223 (CanLII)
Solicitor’s Negligence Action not statute barred as a result of discoverability.