Canadian lawyer and Senator under investigation for overbilling - big
time!
Is "legal ethics" an
oxymoron"?
Liberal Senator Mobina Jaffer is under
investigation by the Law Society of British Columbia for allegedly overbilling
one of her legal clients, including charging for 30 hours of work in a single
day…Brad Daisley, a spokesman
for the law society, said it opened the ethics investigation because
“lawyers have a duty of honesty and
integrity.”The Oblates of Mary
Immaculate, whose B.C. headquarters are based in New Westminster, fired Jaffer
and her son, Azool Jaffer-Jeraj, three years ago after receiving bills of $6.7
million dollars. They had hired the Jaffers to defend them against dozens of
claims of abuse in residential
schools…CBC News has obtained
forensic accounting reports filed during the lawsuit showing that Jaffer, on one
occasion, billed 30 hours on a single day. Twenty-seven of those hours were for
“finalizing accounts” — which means preparing
bills.I’ve been fortunate
enough to know a couple of lawyers who had “honesty and
integrity”.The
rest are in
politics.Thanks, Cinaedh
mac Ailpin
Posted: Tue - January 22, 2008 at 07:37 AM