What is the process for examination of a contingency fee agreement pursuant to the provisions of the Legal Profession Act?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Cope v. Dickson, 2002 BCSC 98 (CanLII):
The process for examination of a contingency fee agreement pursuant to the provisions of the Legal Profession Act was enumerated by Levine, J. in Randall v. Hope, [1996 B.C.J. No. 1601 (Q.L.) (S.C.), at para. 36, as follows:
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