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Official Records for 8 March 2017

Mr. Colle moved first reading of the following bill:

Bill 103, An Act to amend the Law Society Act and the Solicitors Act with respect to matters related to personal injury claims and client agreements / Projet de loi 103, Loi modifiant la Loi sur le Barreau et la Loi sur les procureurs à l’égard de questions liées aux demandes d’indemnisation pour lésions corporelles et aux ententes avec les clients.

The Speaker (Hon. Dave Levac): Is it the pleasure of the House the motion carry? Carried.

First reading agreed to.

The Speaker (Hon. Dave Levac): The member for a short statement.

Mr. Mike Colle: If passed, this bill would ban the use of referral fees by personal injury lawyers. It would require that all advertising by personal injury lawyers be cleared by the Law Society of Upper Canada, that all fees must be in prescribed plain English and standardized, and that contingency fees be capped at 15% and no double-dipping allowed in regard to fees.

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