Aware of the fact that some clients may perceive their retainer with the lawyer as going far beyond the scope for which that lawyer intended, the Law Society has passed updated rules to mandate that limited retainer lawyers constantly ensure that clients do not misperceive their services as being on full retainer. (selfreplawyer.ca)
Unbundling has the potential to make legal advice available to more people than appears possible (affordable) under a traditional full retainer model. (law-tech-a2j.org)
Between 2009 - 15, just 5.8 per cent of Ontario family law claims (filed against lawyers with full retainers and those with limited scope retainers) involved a dispute related to the scope of the retainer. (canadianlawyermag.com)