What is the proper remuneration of a plaintiff in a personal injury case?

British Columbia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Barker v. Daum, 2015 BCSC 1316 (CanLII):

In fixing the remuneration of the plaintiff in this case all factors essential to justice and fair play must be taken into account: Re Solicitor (1920) 47 O.L.R. 522, affirmed on appeal, 48 O.L.R. 363. The circumstances to be considered in arriving at the proper amount are the extent and character of the services rendered; the labour, time and trouble involved; the character and importance of the litigation in which the services were rendered; the amount of money or the value of the property to be affected; the professional skill and experience called for; the character and standing in his profession of the counsel; the results secured, and to some extent at least the ability of the client to pay: Murphy v. Corry (1906) 7 O.W.R. 363.

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