A solicitor taking a security for his costs which was inconsistent with or incompatible with the retention of his lien over the proceeds of litigation should be taken to have abandoned that lien unless it was expressly reserved.
Citations:
[1908] 1 KB 473
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Applied – Clifford Harris and Co v Solland International Ltd and others ChD 12-Feb-2005
The solicitor claimants had represented the defendants in litigation. The defendant’s owners had given the firm a second charge on their property to secure their costs. The sums recovered were exceeded by the costs. The solicitors sought to exert a . .
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Legal Professions
Updated: 30 April 2022; Ref: scu.223801