The plaintiff lawyer brought a motion for summary judgment in a mortgage action against the defendant corporation.
The mortgage was given as security for unpaid legal fees owed by the mother of the defendant's sole officer.
The defendant requested an adjournment of the summary judgment motion pending the resolution of applications to assess the plaintiff's legal accounts under the Solicitors Act.
The court granted the adjournment, finding that proceeding with the mortgage action before the assessments were completed would contravene the public policy underlying section 6(4) of the Solicitors Act.
