The plaintiff accounting firm sued for payment of unpaid professional fees totaling $62,061.25 for accounting and advisory services provided to the defendants over several years.
The defendants acknowledged that services were provided but argued the bills were excessive and that their balance had previously been represented as nil.
The court accepted the credibility of the plaintiff’s principal witness and found that substantial services had been performed, but concluded the billing documentation lacked sufficient detail to justify the full claim.
The court reduced the account by approximately 15% and apportioned liability between corporate services and personal services related to matrimonial litigation.
Judgment was granted for reduced amounts against the corporate defendants and the individual defendant personally.
