Can a solicitor bind a client to an agreement?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Li v Li, 2019 BCSC 1115 (CanLII):
Unless a solicitor clearly communicates the contrary to those with whom he or she is negotiating, a solicitor is the agent of the client and thus may bind the client to an agreement: Hartslief v. Terra Nova Royalty, 2013 BCCA 417 at para. 22.
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