ACTAO NEWSLETTER, JULY 2020
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***RESOLVED***
**ACT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED**
Legal Aid "rates" and Regulation 94/14 Fees for Court Transcripts:
According to the regulation set by the Ministry of the Attorney General, fees for Ontario court transcripts, no other fees/or rates may apply. All ordering parties pay the same fee; equal access to justice.
It has become apparent that Legal Aid "rates" may often not pay out the same as the regulation. In fact, Legal Aid "rates" are a misinterpretation of the regulation, which is unambitious, resulting in ACTs being paid less than what the regulation states (and/or counsel are at a loss due to LAO paying out less, when counsel pays the ACT in full according to the regulation, as the ACTs properly invoice).
ACTs who have experienced being paid less (or know of any counsel who have been paid out less) than the regulation due to Legal Aid "rates" please email [email protected] to discuss.
**ACT ASSISTANCE REQUESTED**
Legal Aid "rates" and Regulation 94/14 Fees for Court Transcripts:
According to the regulation set by the Ministry of the Attorney General, fees for Ontario court transcripts, no other fees/or rates may apply. All ordering parties pay the same fee; equal access to justice.
It has become apparent that Legal Aid "rates" may often not pay out the same as the regulation. In fact, Legal Aid "rates" are a misinterpretation of the regulation, which is unambitious, resulting in ACTs being paid less than what the regulation states (and/or counsel are at a loss due to LAO paying out less, when counsel pays the ACT in full according to the regulation, as the ACTs properly invoice).
ACTs who have experienced being paid less (or know of any counsel who have been paid out less) than the regulation due to Legal Aid "rates" please email [email protected] to discuss.
"The creator of the inconsistency must be the author of the solution. MAG needs to fix the problem it created."
https://www.osler.com/en/blogs/appeal/september-2018/ontario-court-of-appeal-reaches-imperfect-compromise-and-calls-for-solution-regarding-transcriptio
https://www.osler.com/en/blogs/appeal/september-2018/ontario-court-of-appeal-reaches-imperfect-compromise-and-calls-for-solution-regarding-transcriptio
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