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36 J u n e 2 0 1 4 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m AverAge MINIMuM MAxIMuM CIvIl lItIgAtION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 21,519 13,748 38,566 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 43,340 30,537 84,279 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 59,625 48,325 114,088 Civil action appeal only 20,386 13,557 38,286 COrPOrAte Secured financing agreement 6,498 3,753 16,781 Simple, small business incorporation 1,013 773 1,349 CrIMINAl Summary criminal offence (one day trial) 3,852 2,411 7,000 Bail hearing 1,202 718 2,852 Criminal offence (one day trial) 4,472 3,163 8,846 FAMIly uncontested divorce 1,133 922 1,749 Contested divorce 10,317 6,082 40,789 Separation agreement 2,214 1,294 7,316 Child custody and support agreement 2,245 1,412 5,820 Trial up to 2 days 13,250 7,864 27,591 Trial up to 5 days 26,591 16,800 59,700 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,758 1,417 4,811 Spousal support agreement 1,924 1,561 4,508 Division of property/assets agreement 2,192 1,658 5,194 IMMIgrAtION Work permit 2,130 1,171 3,129 Family class sponsorship 3,154 2,462 4,385 Skilled worker application 3,911 3,135 5,821 Refugee protection claim 4,000 2,500 6,250 INtelleCtuAl PrOPerty Simple patent application 5,975 4,510 16,800 Simple trademark registration 1,744 1,428 2,617 Patent audit 3,375 1,667 6,167 reAl estAte Residential real estate purchase 853 705 1,448 Residential real estate sale 694 582 1,142 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,414 1,150 2,007 Commercial property purchase 2,570 1,726 8,556 Commercial property sale 2,431 1,937 6,329 Commercial lease agreement 1,824 1,015 3,278 WIlls ANd estAtes Simple will 356 301 519 Complex will (individual) 795 586 1,605 Complex will (couple) 1,029 802 2,073 Power of attorney (individual) 174 137 249 Power of attorney (couple) 262 222 352 Probate 2,371 1,483 7,341 naTionaL (up To 25 LaWyeRS) Fee ranges sample size 240 AverAge MINIMuM MAxIMuM CIvIl lItIgAtION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 17,119 11,522 35,778 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 31,150 21,811 44,317 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 44,944 34,250 80,375 Civil action appeal only 16,750 14,071 31,000 COrPOrAte Secured financing agreement 1,848 1,094 6,165 Simple, small business incorporation 854 743 1,134 CrIMINAl Summary criminal offence (one day trial) 3,112 1,843 5,536 Bail hearing 947 485 2,225 Criminal offence (one day trial) 3,580 2,421 7,250 FAMIly uncontested divorce 1,100 881 1,608 Contested divorce 9,112 5,248 30,395 Separation agreement 1,684 1,022 4,272 Child custody and support agreement 1,907 1,182 4,155 Trial up to 2 days 13,286 7,583 24,417 Trial up to 5 days 26,000 16,600 47,400 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,220 1,044 2,718 Spousal support agreement 1,650 1,481 2,514 Division of property/assets agreement 1,707 1,385 2,763 IMMIgrAtION Work permit 1,350 940 2,560 Family class sponsorship 2,500 2,000 3,900 Skilled worker application 2,875 2,125 4,375 Refugee protection claim 4,000 2,000 5,000 INtelleCtuAl PrOPerty Simple patent application 4117 2,825 8,250 Simple trademark registration 1,425 938 2,083 Patent audit n/A n/A n/A reAl estAte Residential real estate purchase 847 698 1,386 Residential real estate sale 689 577 1,065 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,429 1,182 1,959 Commercial property purchase 2,079 1,431 4,959 Commercial property sale 1,569 1,485 2,610 Commercial lease agreement 1,341 953 2,459 WIlls ANd estAtes Simple will 314 268 441 Complex will (individual) 697 521 1,238 Complex will (couple) 946 728 1,765 Power of attorney (individual) 153 119 193 Power of attorney (couple) 235 186 267 Probate 2,244 1,480 5,835 popuLaTion up To 500,000 Fee ranges sample size 127 There is increasing financial pressure between what fees individual and small business clients can afford and the expenses of overhead and accessing operating capital.

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