P0305 An attorney who shared office space with the attorney of record in a case but maintained a separate practice was not a partner, associate, or employee of the attorney of record and so could not enforce a fee sharing agreement without the client's written consent, but might be entitled to quantum meruit recovery.CitationCHAMBERS v KAY (Fee Splitting) 29 C4 142 [See: CR R/PC 2200; Chambers v Kay (RevGrtd) 88 CA4 903, P/AT 7/01; Weeks v Baker & McKenzie 63 CA4 1128, T/AT 6/98; Sims v Charness 86 CA4 884]
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