Fee & Credit Policy

We understand that cost control and efficiency are important to you. We will always discuss our fees and charges with you at the beginning of our engagement. Generally, our fees are based on the difficulty, complexity and importance of the matter in which you have retained us. Additional factors are time spent and results achieved.

For personal injury claims, most clients prefer to retain us on a contingency fee basis. No fee is payable until we receive a settlement or payment of a judgment recovered on your behalf.

For most types of legal work, clients retain us and we bill for the time, in hours, recorded for the particular assignment. We will provide estimates of legal charges, where requested, and may request a deposit or retainer.

We are required to charge GST and PST on our fees and certain disbursements. "Disbursements" are those necessary charges which we incur on your behalf for such items as filing fees with government registries, consultants, etc.

We are always prepared to discuss a potential legal issue with you without any obligation on your part. Generally, we meet with clients at our office although on-site meetings at your office or home are sometimes best. We charge for our advice and assistance and appreciate the loyalty of our many long-term clients. At Pryke Lambert Leathley Russell LLP we are proud of the quality of our work, expertise and cost effectiveness in serving our clients.