COST BITES 331: SOLICITOR FAILS TO SHOW THEY WERE OWED £573,529 IN COSTS: NEITHER A LIEN OR THE LEGAL AID CHARGE NECESSARILY GIVES RISE TO A DEBT FROM THE CLIENT

This is an unusual case where a third party challenged a solicitor's right to be a creditor in an insolvency arrangement. The third party argued  that the sums claimed by the solicitors were not in fact recoverable from the respondent.  Those arguments were successful.  It was found that the solicit...