Law Fees Too High: Judge

Lawyers’ fees of $400, $600 even $1,000 an hour threaten the future of class action lawsuits intended to benefit Canadian consumers, says a Superior Court judge. The criticism came in the case of cellphone customers pressing a class action claim against Bell Mobility Inc.: ‘Lawyers are billing very high, monopoly-based hourly rates’.

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