http://symonslaw.ca Maryellen Symons Legal Research Services Sun, 17 May 2009 19:55:50 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When a law firm engaged on a class action splits up, is the representative plaintiff entitled to decide which of the resulting new firms to retain? In Fantle v. Transamerica Life Canada, 2009 ONCA 377, decided May 7, 2009, the court held that the representative plaintiff is entitled to select, ... http://symonslaw.ca/?p=31 In Poultney v. Wilson, [2009] O.J. No. 704 (S.C.J.), the court said, "No". When a judge has made a costs award based on materials presented by counsel, an assessment under the Solicitor's Act of the bill of costs presented by the solicitor is not appropriate in the absence of special ... http://symonslaw.ca/?p=30 In Jean Estate v. Wires Jolley LLP, 2009 ONCA 339, released April 29, the Court of Appeal held that a solicitor and his or her client may agree to have an arbitrator, as opposed to a Superior Court judge, hear a contingency fee dispute. However, public policy prevents the parties ... http://symonslaw.ca/?p=29