Is it proper for a solicitor to seek an order under R. 625 of the Rules of Civil Procedure to order that costs of an application be taxed as between solicitor and client and added to the amount to be charged?
Alberta, Canada
The following excerpt is from McCready Products Ltd. v. Sherwin-Williams Company of Canada Ltd., 1986 CanLII 1616 (AB QB):
In Jackson v. Western Crane, supra, Sinclair J. stated at p. 166: It is clear from the authorities that an order made under R. 625 may also direct the costs of the application to be taxed as between solicitor and client and added to the amount to be charged. In the circumstances of the present case I am of the opinion that such an order would be proper.
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