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‘4632 t ll - of Destioc Fessone - vigilante, ‘and two other men Charlottetown RCMP said it paragraph in English stating pilation of work for which lawyers with five years
azelle Ave. — Al Johnson, 46, a pilot was unlikely they would be -he was to pemain away from experience are getting {rorn $70 $90.an hour.

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~~ Anti-sealer ordered out.

It also appeared the trio

If Watson is arrested, the
group plans to replace him
with -Lew . Regenstein,

for Animals, which is also
active in anti-sealing
campaigns. ,

Watson said it was
physically impossible for
him to leave the Maritimes
before the deadline was

.reached. There were no

flights leaving Uhariot-
tetown late ‘Monday night
and ihe only other means of
leaving was by ferry. The

last ferry left at 1 a.m. AST

Tuesday

"He said he believed the happens to him. when 11 had already given opinions.
. "T feel we will be able to “Reducing a bill is difficull,’ Boyle said,
shut this down,” he sald. “because there are no guidelines."

CHARLOTTETOWN cP) Watson, 30, head of the The men have court order only prevented FACE SCRUTINY
— The threat of arrest still Vancouver-based Sca camouflaged their kayax him from attending the seal the trauma
hung over Paul Watson Shepherd Conservation with white paint to prevent bunt for three ycars and “ill VANCOUVER (CP! ~ Somelimit in «|
loday as he and two other Society, was served with a detection by . federal attended it, E would get Lire faced by an individual in tne courtrode pales I wan
anti-sealing activists court order Monday af- authorities, They plan to months in jail.” comparison with the effect induced by his lawyer.
peeparedtotry outthe kayak ternoon by RCMP officers sprayharpsealpupswithan | “However, today an bill.
they hope to take to the East ordering him to leave the organic dye to make the RUMP corporal showed up Bills in the hundreds of dollars only afew years,
Coast seal hunt. _j Maritimes by midnight, pelts. commercially wor- and charged me- wilh ago have swelled into the thousands How .
The three left their hotel in Watson spent 10 days in thiess. . violating my parole. I said are demanding an independent accounting. .
downtown Charlottetown for . jail last year and paida fine . However, Watson said in _ how? I haven't even gone to Many have discovered the office of the court
Stanhope, on the north shore of $8,-300 for interfering with an interview that weather — the seal buntyet. And be said registrar where those upset about 2 legal bill can
of the province, about 8a.m. the annual East coast seal forecasts for the next few ‘you violated your parcle by determine whether fees are jus .
RCMP in Charlottetown hunt. He said he would defy days will prevent them from being. in the Maritime wThe sacredness of the lawyer 6 D0 longer the .
had said Monday night it was. the order and continue: with leaving. . provinces at the time of the case,” says Harry Bayle, B.C. Supreme Court

bunt"

Watson contends the

af ihe bunt. He said the

paragraph was not in the
original prodatidn order he

credible to tell a Canadian
citizen be is not allowed
inside Canadian provinces.
You have io wonder if this
country is turning into a
police state,’ he com-
plained.

Watson, who described the
seal hunt as ''a bunch of per-
verts walking around in their
(seais’} nurseries, clubbing
their babies to death,” said
be will continue his cam-
paign regardless of what

The hunt was scheduled to
begin in the Gulf of St.
Lawrence Monday but it was
delayed because of poor ice
conditions.

tw trim a bill and to chastise clients who use the:

in Vancouver, explaining why Sarr me

istrar ".
ms ple are after an explanation.

hours, the legal complexity and the outcome of the
case. A victory costs more, Boyle said.

looks at lawyers’ bills because, "We recognize that:.

Joe Blow can't afford to pay and pay. ~
“y can look at a bill and see. for instance, that it

(the service} was routine, and [ean ask how come it

took a week to complete.”

The registrar's hearing is known as ‘laxing” the
bill and could include sworn testimony, if
pecessary, to unravel the bill's mysteries.

Sometimes the fees are deemed correct and
‘sometimes they are out of line. In one recent case,
Boye trimmed an $18,000 bill to $5,000 after ruling

the lawyer went to extravagant and unnecessary
ends to prove his case by hiring 12 more experts

But Boyle, a former family court judge, is set both

registrar to cheal their lawyer — a nol-uncommod
occurrence. “

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