SOLICITORS RETAINER WAS UNLAWFUL & NO COSTS PAYABLE: COURT OF APPEAL DECISION CONSIDERED

In the  judgment given today Rees -v- Gateley Wareing [2014] EWCA Civ 1351 the Court of Appeal held that a retainer between the solicitor and client was unlawful, overturning the first instance decision on the matter.   Consequently the solicitors could not recover fees.
THE FACTS
The crucial facts ...