If there is an admitted agreement for payment of a solicitor’s costs by a third party, and the only question is its true construction, then the costs judge is entitled to decide the question of construction as part of the process of assessment
Citations:
[1908] 1 KB 982
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Tim Martin Interiors Ltd v Akin Gump Llp ChD 17-Nov-2010
The company borrowed money from a bank, who instructed the defendants to act in the loan. On recovering the loan, the borrowers challenged the amounts charged by the solicitors. The court was asked what were the powers for a third party paying a . .
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Legal Professions, Costs
Updated: 02 May 2022; Ref: scu.426440