What is the test for quantum meruit or precise method of calculation for solicitor’s fees?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Bakemark Ingredients Canada Limited v. 625098 B.C. Ltd. dba Bagel Street Café Production, 2003 BCSC 288 (CanLII):
In my view, Shaw J. found in Eades v. Kootnikoff that it was unclear whether the claim for solicitor’s fees was made on a quantum meruit basis rather than pursuant to a set fee or precise method of calculation.
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