Once a transaction in respect of which the solicitor was retained is completed, the retainer comes to an end, and with it the fiduciary relationship between client and solicitor.
Judges:
Tuckey LJ
Citations:
[2002] PNLR 26, [2002] EWCA Civ 253
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Citing:
Cited – Underwood, Son and Piper v Lewis CA 11-May-1894
Solicitors had declined to continue to act for their client before the litigation in which they were acting had been completed. They brought an action for the amount of their bill of costs for work done to date. The trial judge held that a solicitor . .
See Also – Donsland Limited v Nicholas Van Hoogstraton; Barnhill Investments Limited and Selective Management Limited CA 19-May-1999
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Leave – Donsland Ltd v Van Hoogstraten and others CA 23-Feb-2001
Application for leave to appeal granted – in what circumstances a solicitor’s implied authority may extend to taking steps in litigation without express instructions. . .
Cited by:
Cited – Ratiu, Karmel, Regent House Properties Ltd v Conway CA 22-Nov-2005
The claimant sought damages for defamation. The defendant through their company had accused him acting in such a way as to allow a conflict of interest to arise. They said that he had been invited to act on a proposed purchase but had used the . .
Cited – Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust CA 27-Jan-2015
This case concerns a claimant with fluctuating capacity to conduct legal proceedings. At a time when she had capacity, she retained a firm of solicitors under a conditional fee agreement. The issue was whether the CFA terminated automatically by . .
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Updated: 23 March 2022; Ref: scu.236334