{"id":2426,"date":"2020-08-27T16:13:05","date_gmt":"2020-08-27T20:13:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indiandayschools.com\/en\/?p=2426"},"modified":"2023-01-13T11:17:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-13T19:17:28","slug":"august-27-2020-update-non-class-counsel-fees","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indiandayschools.com\/en\/news\/august-27-2020-update-non-class-counsel-fees\/","title":{"rendered":"August 27, 2020 \u2013 Update: Non-Class Counsel Fees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We understand that Claimants are being approached for paid legal support\u00a0by certain third\u00a0party\u00a0law firms (non-Class Counsel). Please note that any requested fee for services must be pursuant to Rule 334.4 of the\u00a0<i><a href=\"https:\/\/laws-lois.justice.gc.ca\/eng\/regulations\/sor-98-106\/page-30.html#h-1015326\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Courts Rules<\/a>,\u00a0<\/i>13.04 of the\u00a0Settlement Agreement, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/indiandayschools.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/McLean-v-Canada-2020-FC-701.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Federal Court Order dated June 17, 2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>What this means:<\/i> Claimants can choose to retain their own lawyers; however, they will have to pay for non-Class Counsel legal fees and disbursements. Canada does not pay for the legal fees or disbursements of non-Class Counsel lawyers.\u00a0<b>Any fees or disbursements charged by a non-Class Counsel lawyer under a retainer or payment agreement\u00a0must be approved\u00a0by the Federal Court\u00a0<i><u>before<\/u><\/i>\u00a0the lawyer can require payment.<\/b>\u00a0Court approval is not intended to limit choice of counsel but to ensure that problems that developed in other class action settlements do not occur again. This includes the charging of unnecessary or unreasonable costs.<\/p>\n<p>The retainer of non-Class Counsel must outline the consequences that a retainer with them will have on the usual duties and responsibilities owed by Class Counsel to the Claimant.\u00a0By signing a separate retainer agreement and\/or choosing to use a lawyer other than Class Counsel, the Claimant will be deemed to have given up their access to free legal services from Class Counsel and will be deemed to have released Class Counsel from their obligations to support that particular Claimant.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We understand that Claimants are being approached for paid legal support\u00a0by certain third\u00a0party\u00a0law firms (non-Class Counsel). Please note that any requested fee for services must be pursuant to Rule 334.4 of the\u00a0Federal Courts Rules,\u00a013.04 of the\u00a0Settlement Agreement, and the\u00a0Federal Court Order dated June 17, 2020. 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