Can a contingent fee arrangement between a paralegal and their client be valid?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Access Legal Services et al. v. Mirjana Padjen, 2010 ONSC 1412 (CanLII):
At the time the alleged contingent fee arrangement is said to have been signed and performed, contingent fee arrangements between paralegals and their clients were considered void and prohibited by law (Koliniotis v. Tri Level Claims Consultants (2005), CanLii 283417). Therefore even if the disputed agreement exists, it is void and of no effect. The Law
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