Not exact matches
The membership program provides access to professional advice
on WCB
claims management, professional advice
on the member's internal WCB reporting and RTW processes, access to a reduced
hourly rate should a member choose to retain DMI for case management of a file, access to a preferred monthly
rate should the member transition to DMI's full service model.
If you pay based
on an
hourly rate, you would have no control over the cost of the lawyers» fees relative to the size of your
claim.
If the personal injury lawyer is proposing an
hourly charge, find out everything about the proposal including when you are supposed to pay legal fees, the
hourly rate, who covers the disbursements, etc. (it is very unusual to hire a lawyer
on an
hourly charge when pursuing an ICBC
claim)
The Employment Tribunal rejected Mr Kocur's
claims on the grounds that he received an enhanced
hourly rate in comparison to Royal Mail employees and that this was adequate compensation for the less generous holiday entitlement and rest breaks.
Concerning the main action, the trial judge reduced the lawyers»
claim for legal fees, holding that some of the time spent was excessive, and applied a credit
on account of fees charged at a higher
hourly rate without the appellant's knowledge.
As such, establishing the prevailing
hourly rate is paramount for any
claim on attorney fees.
It provided that in a small
claim where the client recovered damages but without a costs order, (i) if the compensation was # 3,000 or less the solicitors would charge either their usual costs calculated
on an
hourly rate, or # 1,000 plus VAT, whichever was the lower; and (ii) if the compensation exceeded # 3,000 the normal fees would be payable save that the solicitors» charges could not be more than one third of the damages.