A solicitor’s charge for an item in an action, without specifying in what court the action is brought, rendered the bill bad, the reason being that the client ought to be enabled by the bill to obtain advice as to taxation without the need of further question.
Citations:
[1847] 16 M and W 843, [1847] EngR 454, (1847) 153 ER 1433
Links:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Cook v Gillard 1852
A solicitor delivered his bill. The first part for pounds 2 19s 8d related to attending the defendant and consulting as to slanderous reports; there were then charges for ‘Letter before action’, ‘Instructions to sue’, ‘Writ of summons’, and . .
Lists of cited by and citing cases may be incomplete.
Legal Professions
Updated: 07 December 2022; Ref: scu.240401