COST BITES 277: WHEN A CLIENT CHALLENGES A SOLICITOR’S BILL BUT IS OUTSIDE THE TIME PERIODS FOR CHALLENGE IN THE SOLICITORS ACT: THE RESIDUAL ISSUE OF COSTS BEING REASONABLE AND THE COMMON LAW ASSESSMENT

Here we are looking at a case that reminds us that a client's ability to challenge the reasonableness of solicitor's costs can go outside the Solicitors Act.  Even when the time for challenging the bill has passed the court can still order a "common law assessment" of the reasonableness of the solic...