Which of the Following Statements Regarding Retainers Is False

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding retainers is false?

• A) Before commencing work on a matter, a lawyer usually requests that a retainer be paid.
• B) Provincial law societies typically restrict the use of retainers to personal injury or product liability cases.
• C) A retainer is deposited into a trust account, to the credit of the client.
• D) The lawyer may require the client to "top up" the retainer as funds are withdrawn from the trust account.
• E) A retainer helps ensure that a lawyer will be paid for his or her legal services.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor

The first stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development, where infants learn through interacting with the environment, from birth to about 2 years of age.

Concrete Operational

A stage in cognitive development, according to Piaget, where children gain the ability to think logically about concrete events.

Preoperational

A stage in Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development during which children aged approximately 2 to 7 years old develop memory and imagination.

Formal Operational

A stage in Piaget's theory of cognitive development where individuals gain the ability to think abstractly, systematically, and logically.