Is there any case law where counsel was unable to locate a client’s instructions?

Nova Scotia, Canada


The following excerpt is from Williams v. Halifax City, 2010 NSSC 467 (CanLII):

The facts in this situation are not comparable to those in Wagner v. Carvery 2009 NSCA 1117 where counsel, despite a “relentless search” for his client was unable to locate them to obtain instructions.

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