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Estate Litigation and Solicitor-Client Costs In the recent decision of Fech v Lewington, 2022 ABCA 154, the Alberta Court of Appeal provided a useful summary of the law on solicitor-client costs in estate litigation matters. In Fech, the appellants sought to overturn the decision of a chambers judge dismissing their application for formal proof of will and awarding solicitor-client costs in the amount of almost $250,000.00. The chambers judge awarded solicitor-client costs against the appellants who were seen to have made numerous allegations of misconduct against the respondent, including of undue influence, which were not supported by evidence. The chambers judge identified that allegations of undue influence are extremely serious, akin to allegations of fraud, which, if unproven, usually result in serious cost consequences.