The Law Reports (Chancery Division)
[1947] Ch 274
[CHANCERY DIVISION]
In re
A SOLICITOR.
In re
TAXATION OF COSTS
1947 Jan. 24.
ROXBURGH J.
Solicitor
— Costs
— Payment by retainer
— Receipted bill with cash account sent to client abroad
— Detailed statement of work done including completing mortgage of reversionary interest
— No separate charge given for earlier part of work done
— Lump or gross sum charged for whole
— No complaint by client
— Application by client six years later for delivery of bill of costs or taxation of bill of costs
— Scale charges
— “Mortgagor's solicitor for negotiating loan”
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Solicitors' Remuneration Order, 1882 (General Order of 1882), cl. 2 (a), (c); sch. 1, part 1
—
Solicitors Act, 1932 (22 & 23 Geo. 5, c. 37), s. 64, sub-s. 1; s. 66, sub-ss. 1, 2
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Solicitors' Remuneration (Gross Sum) Order, 1934 (St. R. & O. 1934, No. 548, L.13), cl. 1.