A 90-day termination on notice clause in a solicitor-client deed of costs operates independently of termination for default provisions, unless the contract clearly provides otherwise. A solicitor who terminates a retainer — whether by exercising a contractual right for client default or by accepting the client's repudiatory conduct — triggers a broadly worded clause limiting fees to the discount rate on termination 'for any reason'. Quantum meruit is not available to a solicitor to recover fees at a higher rate where the contractual regime limits the entitlement.
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