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Fees ‘contingent on success’ in family law inappropriate: court

Wednesday, May 09, 2018 @ 1:08 PM | By Amanda Jerome

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that a law firm that charged a “Results Achieved Fee” in a family law case has contravened the Solicitors Act. The decision, counsel says, serves...

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