Update: Lawyer Does Not Check Fax Machine and Costs Client $100,000 – Upheld by Court of Appeal

Back in April, I posted about a case where the failure of a real estate lawyer to check their fax machine cost their purchaser client a $100,000 deposit. My post is here if anyone is looking for a refresher on the facts.

The purchaser recently appealed the decision to the Court of Appeal who, in a very short decision, upheld Justice Lederman’s decision.

Comments

  1. Matt,

    The ONCA upheld the decision but, unless the lawyer was instructed by the client to act as the lawyer did, then I doubt very much the lawyer’s conduct “cost … [the lawyer’s] client a $100,000 deposit” or anything else other than, perhaps, wasted legal fees.

    David