Is a retainer agreement for a client’s claim for damages arising from the accident enforceable?
British Columbia, Canada
The following excerpt is from Taylor v. Brozer, 2012 BCSC 1659 (CanLII):
There is no dispute between the parties that these solicitors were retained by these clients for a single purpose: “to handle the client’s claim for damages arising from injury suffered in the [Accident]” (paragraph 1 of the retainer agreement). The retainer agreement between them is therefore an "entire contract" in accordance with the holdings in Ladner Downs v. Crowley (supra).
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