COST BITES 257: SOLICITOR AND OWN CLIENT ASSESSMENTS AND “UNUSUAL COSTS”: WHY THE ATTENDANCE NOTE IS OFTEN THE SOLICITOR’S BEST FRIEND

A solicitor is under a  specific duty to warn the client when "unusual costs "are being incurred, particularly those costs that may be irrecoverable on an inter party basis.  Here we have an example of a (former) client asserting that they should not have to pay costs at all because of the solicitor...