The WLR Daily case summaries
[2023] WLR(D) 117
King’s Bench Division
Baxter v Doble and another
[2023] EWHC 486 (KB)
2023 Jan 17, 18;
March 8
March 8
Cavanagh J
Practice— Contempt of court— Committal application— Respondents providing legal services to landlord in possession proceedings brought against claimant— Claimants bringing contempt of court proceedings alleging respondents unlawfully carrying out reserved legal activity— Whether services provided by respondents amounting to “conduct of litigation”— Whether respondents knowing or reasonably expected to know services amounting to unlawful conduct of litigation—
Legal Services Act 2007 (c 29), ss 12, 14