Solicitors conducted a whole series of interlocutory applications in the course of an action in ignorance of the fact that their client had been certified as being of unsound mind.
Held: When the action was ultimately aborted, they were held personally liable for the opposing parties’ costs of the action on the basis of their breach of an implied warranty of authority.
Citations:
[1910] 1 KB 215
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Cited by:
Cited – Evans v James (Administratrix of the Estate of Thomas Hopkin Deceased) CA 5-Jul-1999
Before the parties called evidence, and having read the papers, the court considered that there was no real defence shown, and invited submissions. Negotiations for the grant of a tenancy had been terminated by the sudden illness of the proposed . .
Cited – Blankley v Central Manchester and Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust CA 27-Jan-2015
This case concerns a claimant with fluctuating capacity to conduct legal proceedings. At a time when she had capacity, she retained a firm of solicitors under a conditional fee agreement. The issue was whether the CFA terminated automatically by . .
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Updated: 06 May 2022; Ref: scu.188877