Sentences with phrase «routine fee matters»

Not exact matches

Insurance companies often hire and reimburse lawyers for representing insureds based on hourly fees, except perhaps for the most routine matters.

In setting the fees at less than a third of what GMG wanted, LaVigne said she had taken into account the lack of progress towards a plan of arrangement, the relatively routine nature of the CCAA proceedings, superfluous motions filed by GMG, as well as over-lawyering on the matter.

Even when a client is not pushing for alternate fee arrangements, recognizing that fixed fees for certain routine services or matters can be more profitable and could result in a win - win.

The motions judge held the legal fees charged were «disproportionate» to the size of the receivership, that the usual or standard rates were too high, and that excessive work was done by senior counsel on routine matters.

The latest partnership has introduced new pricing structures for greater flexibility, such as variable fixed - price arrangements for routine projects, rather than a single capped fee for all businessas - usual matters, as was the case previously.

Flaherty, who serves as corporate counsel at Kia Motors America, says he is tired of paying what he sees as exorbitant fees for routine matters.

They should, wherever possible, use that information to create transparent, fixed fees for routine legal matters.

For routine matters, like preparing a will or a simple contract, you can ask for a flat fee, which also enables you to bid your work to multiple firms and negotiate a lump - sum price.

As well as combining alternative fees with «rigorous project management at every step,» Silversides says York has chosen similar, fairly routine file matters, and are running each file on a different fee arrangement, to see which arrangement might be best for those types of files.

Fixed fee lawyers can keep track of the time they're putting in on routine matters and decide if they should consider changing fee arrangements.