What is the test for reasonableness of actions taken by counsel in personal injury cases?
Nova Scotia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Zwicker v Richardson (Estate), 2018 NSSC 327 (CanLII):
[304] Where a question is raised regarding the reasonableness of actions taken by counsel, the court must assess “whether the acts were reasonable in the circumstances at the time they were done”: MacLean v. Van Duinen, 1994 CarswellNS 91 (S.C.), para 33.
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