The applicant's former solicitor of record failed to attend a scheduled pre-hearing and failed to take the necessary steps to formally withdraw as representative under the Dispute Resolution Practice Code.
As a result, the insurer's counsel attended the pre-hearing unnecessarily.
The arbitrator ordered the former solicitor to personally pay $600 to the insurer for costs thrown away, finding that the solicitor's neglect caused the expenses to be incurred without reasonable cause.
