Person Entitled to Payment for Consulting Services Rendered
📖 Technical summary
The claimant successfully recovered payment for consulting services rendered to the respondent.
📚 Full judgment
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⚖️ What tends to weigh in cases like this
✅ Tends to be accepted
- The parties' correspondence showed no indication that the consultant was volunteering his time or working for free.
- The client's email response indicated that she remembered being told she was "on the clock" and did not object to payment.
- The client did not dispute the consultant's $250 hourly rate when she received the invoice.
- It is reasonable for a consultant to charge for time spent working on a client's matter in a time-based contract.
- The client's phone records were generally consistent with the consultant's time sheet entries for phone conversations and other tasks.
❌ Tends to be rejected
- The client's argument that they were friends and that advice was previously repaid with meals or referrals was not accepted.
- The client failed to provide expert evidence or prove an obvious breach of the standard of care for a property management consultant.
Patterns observed in similar cases in this collection — every case is unique.
❓ Frequently asked questions
What was the dispute about?
The dispute was about whether the respondent owed the claimant payment for consulting services provided over several months.
Which laws or rules were applied?
Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, s. 39 Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, s. 42 Civil Resolution Tribunal Act, s. 48(1)
What was the argument that mattered most?
The most important argument was that there was evidence of a mutual agreement to pay for the services rendered, even though there was no formal contract.
Was the decision for or against the person who brought the case?
The decision was for the person who brought the case.
What does this mean for someone in a similar situation?
Someone in a similar situation might be entitled to payment for services rendered if there is evidence of a mutual agreement to pay for those services.
What evidence or documents mattered?
The evidence that mattered included emails and a time sheet detailing the services provided and the time spent on those services.