Canadian Lawyer

36 J U N E 2 0 1 5 w w w . C A N A D I A N L a w y e r m a g . c o m National (up to 25 Lawyers) Fee Ranges Population up to 500,000 Fee Ranges AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CIVIL LITIGATION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 29,667 12,759 57,741 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 51,829 28,300 119,120 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 76,933 46,682 261,273 Civil action appeal only 19,369 13,941 37,294 ADR, including mediation (up to 3 days) 23,763 10,200 33,425 CORPORATE Secured fi nancing agreement 1,725 919 10,484 Simple, small business incorporation 951 777 1,480 Simple prospectus 27,683 10,167 119,000 CRIMINAL Summary criminal off ence (one day trial) 5,394 3,241 15,368 Bail hearing 1,652 1,087 4,765 Criminal off ence (one day trial) 7,075 4,870 32,424 FAMILY Uncontested divorce 1,754 1,276 2,685 Contested divorce 13,405 6,014 89,081 Separation agreement 2,033 1,411 6,746 Child custody and support agreement 1,786 1,224 6,698 Trial up to 2 days 18,811 12,224 37,414 Trial up to 5 days 35,810 24,660 82,400 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,728 1,227 4,743 Spousal support agreement 1,961 1,311 12,225 Division of property/assets agreement 2,244 1,682 14,248 IMMIGRATION Work permit 2,275 1,483 3,759 Family class sponsorship 3,870 3,179 6,300 Skilled worker application 4,557 3,615 6,115 Refugee protection claim 4,225 3,439 6,278 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Simple patent application 6,740 4,840 9,740 Simple trademark registration 1,214 1,000 2,029 Patent audit 12,000 7,500 20,000 LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Basic employment contract 1,055 722 1,979 Severance package review 893 550 1,705 Litigation - claim or defence up to mediation/trial 11,900 6,388 17,911 Standard workplace policies 1,778 1,088 2,500 Collective bargaining - renewal 11,667 4,167 23,333 Labour arbitration (up to 3 days) 12,667 6,880 17,200 REAL ESTATE Residential real estate purchase 968 784 1,668 Residential real estate sale 788 642 1,305 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,688 1,362 2,376 Commercial property purchase 3,474 2,432 9,550 Commercial property sale 2,530 1,663 9,614 Commercial lease agreement 1,609 1,024 3,256 WILLS AND ESTATES Simple will 446 347 694 Complex will (individual) 1,010 745 1,864 Complex will (couple) 1,348 1,018 2,228 Power of attorney (individual) 187 156 264 Power of attorney (couple) 277 223 366 Handling estate fi le (including probate) 3,867 1,990 14,352 AVERAGE MINIMUM MAXIMUM CIVIL LITIGATION Civil action up to trial (2 days) 20,500 11,861 38,278 Civil action up to trial (5 days) 38,364 27,813 95,500 Civil action up to trial (7 days) 54,368 38,357 238,533 Civil action appeal only 15,069 9,045 28,778 ADR, including mediation (up to 3 days) 18,667 8,018 26,900 CORPORATE Secured fi nancing agreement 1,853 996 1,5185 Simple, small business incorporation 940 796 1,477 Simple prospectus N/A N/A N/A CRIMINAL Summary criminal off ence (one day trial) 5,188 3,013 8,767 Bail hearing 1,286 667 2,900 Criminal off ence (one day trial) 5,625 3,479 9,536 FAMILY Uncontested divorce 1,777 1,230 2,639 Contested divorce 11,633 6,117 80,604 Separation agreement 2,013 1,400 6,150 Child custody and support agreement 1,724 1,183 7,353 Trial up to 2 days 17,975 11,324 30,353 Trial up to 5 days 36,667 27,923 69,615 Marriage/co-habitation agreement 1,721 1,146 5,007 Spousal support agreement 1,827 1,253 7,519 Division of property/assets agreement 2,042 1,430 9,950 IMMIGRATION Work permit 2,391 1,545 3,570 Family class sponsorship 4,036 3,245 5,336 Skilled worker application 4,218 3,282 5,409 Refugee protection claim 3,917 3,150 5,000 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Simple patent application N/A N/A N/A Simple trademark registration 1,264 1,338 1,983 Patent audit N/A N/A N/A LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT Basic employment contract 1,062 779 2,238 Severance package review 833 598 1,660 Litigation - claim or defence up to mediation/trial 9,467 8,871 15,025 Standard workplace policies 1,325 975 1,875 Collective bargaining - renewal 13,000 4,250 27,500 Labour arbitration (up to 3 days) 11,000 8,133 18,667 REAL ESTATE Residential real estate purchase 967 750 1,596 Residential real estate sale 763 618 1,293 Residential real estate sale and purchase 1,612 1,261 2,344 Commercial property purchase 2,104 1,540 6,764 Commercial property sale 1,809 1,376 5,991 Commercial lease agreement 1,306 996 3,071 WILLS AND ESTATES Simple will 349 286 530 Complex will (individual) 861 607 1,753 Complex will (couple) 1,097 800 2,008 Power of attorney (individual) 155 140 245 Power of attorney (couple) 237 209 338 Handling estate fi le (including probate) 3,486 1,922 15,476 SAMPLE SIZE 210 SAMPLE SIZE 99 Hourly rates have also clawed their way back to pre-recession levels, with 10-year calls commanding an average rate of $360 per hour, up 12% over 2014. N/A = not suffi cient data to provide fi gures

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