Welcome to JSS Barristers Insights. Here you’ll find a variety of thought-leadership, from concise summaries of regulations to more in-depth analyses of how Rules of Court can affect the courts’ decisions.

Category: Practice Management

Could Your Retainer Be Voided for Incapacity?

November 16, 2021

In a matter of pure law, Justice Jones developed a new test for voiding a retainer agreement for incapacity in Guardian Law Group v LS.  The matter describes a very unique circumstance that explores what happens when a client is deemed to lack capacity to enter into a retainer agreement ahead of said capacity hearing.

Read more