Assessment of Costs Part.1: How to have a lawyer's fees reviewed. Legalese Translator Ep. 32

Описание: In Ontario, there is a procedure that is dedicated to hear disputes about lawyer's fees related to litigation. In part 1 of this series on "assessment of costs", lawyers Heather Douglas and Heather Hui-Litwin explain what this term means, and some basic information about this procedure in Ontario, Canada.

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LINKS
Rules of Civil Procedure http://canlii.ca/t/t8m
Solicitors Act http://canlii.ca/t/2q6
Evidence Act http://canlii.ca/t/2c4
Courts of Justice Act http://canlii.ca/t/9m
Forms for Assessment http://ontariocourtforms.on.ca/en/sol...

Ministry of Attorney General's guide: https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.ccla-abcc.c...
Steps to Justice: https://stepstojustice.ca/questions/t...

Commentaries.
Noel Semple, "Billing without Bilking". https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.c...

Heather Hui-Litwin was a self-represented litigant before she became a lawyer. She remembers how confusing the rules of court were when she was new to the legal system. Heather H. now focuses her work into public legal education. She teams up with Heather Douglas, a lawyer who is currently practising civil litigation in Toronto.

Heather Hui-Litwin: www.litigation-help.com
Heather Douglas: www.heatherdouglaslaw.com
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