A contract between a lawyer and his client to recover only the excess of the costs over the ‘Green Form’ costs the lawyer which would be allowed, was illegal and a sham. Those excess costs could not therefore be recovered from a third party.
Citations:
Gazette 18-Oct-1995, Times 16-Oct-1995
Legal Professions, Costs
Updated: 09 April 2022; Ref: scu.82635