COST BITES 138: IN THE ABSENCE OF A CHARGING CLAUSE THE SOLICITOR COULD NOT BE PAID FOR ACTING AS AN EXECUTOR (SEE ALSO “PROVING THINGS…)

In Brealey v Shepherd & Co Solicitors [2024] EWCA Civ 303 the Court of Appeal upheld a decision that a solicitor Executor could not charge for legal work done in the absence of a charging clause in a will. Although this is part of the "Cost Bites" series it could just as easily be in the "Provin...