What are the consequences of a lawyer acting without the proper instructions in a personal injury claim?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Access Law Center, John Allan Davies Law Corporation et al v Ferriman, 2004 BCSC 810 (CanLII):
Fees may also be disallowed if the lawyer acted without instructions, failed to carry out the instructions or took counter-productive steps: Davies v. Hunter (1995), 40 C.P.C. (3d) 273 (B.C.S.C.) @ p.282.
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