The court considered a solicitor’s bill which vastly exceeded the estimate given.
Judges:
Sir Oliver Popplewell
Citations:
[2000] EWHC 9009 (Costs), [2002] 2 Costs LR 277, [2000] 2 Costs LR 277
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Approved – Wong v Vizards 1997
The solicitors had sent to the client a written fee proposal for a forthcoming case which they said was drafted on ‘the worst case basis’, saying ‘I provided you with a fee proposal which hopefully sets out the fullest extent of your liability to . .
Cited by:
Cited – Reynolds v Stone Rowe Brewer (A Firm) QBD 18-Mar-2008
The solicitors appealed against the assessment of their costs. The judge had found that they had estimated their costs and applied a 15% margin of error.
Held: the judge should have given reasons for his judgment to allow the parties to assess . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Costs
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.235626