The client sought only taxation of his solicitor’s bill of costs, but more than twelve months after the bill had been paid, if not under the statutory provisions, then under the ‘inherent jurisdiction’ of the Court.
Held: Any inherent jurisdiction of the Court was ousted by the Act.
Judges:
Dillon LJ
Citations:
[1989] 1 QB 307
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Appeal from – Harrison v Tew HL 1990
The court considered whether a court could order an assessment of a solicitor’s bill of costs more than 12 months after it had been paid. It was argued that the Court has no power to order taxation under section 70(4) outside the statutory period of . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Legal Professions, Costs
Updated: 26 July 2022; Ref: scu.216339
