SOLICITOR'S FEES NOT RECOVERABLE AFTER THEY HAD TERMINATED THE CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT: HIGH COURT DECISION

SOLICITOR’S FEES NOT RECOVERABLE AFTER THEY HAD TERMINATED THE CONDITIONAL FEE AGREEMENT: HIGH COURT DECISION

October 28, 2020 · by · in Appeals, Conditional Fee Agreements, Costs, Members Content

In  Toms (t/a Goldbergs Solicitors) v Brannan [2020] EWHC 2866 (QB) Mr Justice Griffiths dismissed a solicitor’s appeal against a decision that he was not able to recover costs from a client after a conditional fee agreement had been terminated….

GOING FOR A SONG: THE DANGERS OF DOING NOTHING WHEN PART 18 QUESTIONS ARE SERVED, AND ARGUING "NOT" ENTITLED WHEN A COURT ORDER HAS BEEN MADE:

GOING FOR A SONG: THE DANGERS OF DOING NOTHING WHEN PART 18 QUESTIONS ARE SERVED, AND ARGUING “NOT” ENTITLED WHEN A COURT ORDER HAS BEEN MADE:

October 28, 2020 · by · in Civil evidence, Civil Procedure, Members Content, Relief from sanctions

The judgment of Master Kay in Sheeran & Ors v Chokri & Ors [2020] EWHC 2806 (Ch) provides an important reminder that a Part 18 request cannot simply be ignored.  Further once a court makes an order that a party…