Does a lawyer have to consent to an assessment?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Karimi et al v. Bosada and Associates, 2011 ONSC 6067 (CanLII):
The courts have recognized that the right of a client to have a lawyer’s account assessed is an important right and that ordinarily lawyers should consent to an assessment (Borden Ladner Gervais LLP v. Cohen 2005 CanLII 21114 (ON SCDC), 2005 199 O.A.C. 9).
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