Mohammed v Alaga and Co (A Firm): CA 2 Nov 1998

(Application for Leave) An agreement between solicitors and non-solicitors for the payment of a fee for introductions was illegal and unenforceable. Where however the non-solicitor provided services as part of the arrangement, a claim against the solicitors for a quantum meruit rather than in restitution would stand.

Judges:

Lord Justice Simon Brown, Lord Justice Mantell

Citations:

Times 29-Jul-1999, [1998] EWCA Civ 1654

Statutes:

Solicitors Practice Rules 1990

Jurisdiction:

England and Wales

Citing:

Appeal fromMohammed v Alaga and Co (A Firm) ChD 2-Apr-1998
A party to an agreement to share in solicitors’ fees contrary to professional rules was unable to enforce it in any way. . .

Cited by:

Leave to AppealMohammed v Alaga and Co (A Firm) CA 30-Jun-1999
A party appealed against a finding that an agreement as to fee sharing with a solicitors’ firm, being in breach of the Solicitors Practice Rules, was unenforceable and void.
Held: The appeal failed as to illegality, but succeeded on a quantum . .
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Legal Professions, Contract

Updated: 19 May 2022; Ref: scu.83793