The applicant successfully challenged a contingency fee agreement with her former lawyers, resulting in the agreement being declared void and an order for the assessment of the lawyers' accounts.
The respondents' subsequent motion to reopen the application was dismissed.
In this costs decision, the court awarded the applicant costs of the application on a partial indemnity basis and costs of the motion on a substantial indemnity basis, noting the respondents' aggressive opposition and unfounded allegations of dishonesty.
