What are the limits on the amount of fees for counsel representing a class action plaintiff?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Fairhurst v De Beers Canada Inc., 2018 BCSC 59 (CanLII):
Fees charged to the class must be fair and reasonable. There should be recognition of the need to reward counsel for meritorious effort in achieving a positive result and also the need to encourage counsel to take on difficult and risky class action litigation: Bodnar v. Cash Store Inc., 2010 BCSC 145 at paras. 23–25.
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