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Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC

Hearings

England & Wales

16 Mar 2018 [2018] EWHC 534 (Ch), Ch D (Edward Murray sitting as a deputy High Court judge)

12 Feb 2019 [2019] EWCA Civ 143; [2019] 1 WLR 3375; [2019] WLR(D) 84, CA (Lewison, Simon, Lindblom LJJ)

05 Nov 2019 (appn all) [2019] 1 WLR 6640, SC(E) (Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, Lord Carnwath, Lord Briggs JJSC)

16 Mar 2022 [2022] UKSC 8; [2023] AC 635; [2022] 2 WLR 634; [2022] 4 All ER 255; [2022] 2 All ER (Comm) 475, SC(E) (Lord Briggs, Lord Leggatt, Lord Burrows, Lady Rose JJSC, Lady Arden)

Subject Matter

SOLICITOR — Costs — Lien — Solicitors handling flight delay compensation claims for airline passengers — Airline making compensation payments directly to passengers — Whether solicitors entitled to equitable liens over such payments

[2019] EWCA Civ 143; [2019] 1 WLR 3375; [2019] WLR(D) 84, CA

[2022] UKSC 8; [2023] AC 635; [2022] 2 WLR 634; [2022] 4 All ER 255; [2022] 2 All ER (Comm) 475, SC(E)

SOLICITOR — Costs — Lien — Solicitors handling flight delay compensation claims for passengers — Airline making direct payment to passengers who had instructed solicitors — Whether solicitors entitled to equitable lien over payment — Whether solicitors’ services attracting protection of equity — Whether “litigation services”

[2019] EWCA Civ 143; [2019] 1 WLR 3375; [2019] WLR(D) 84, CA

Appellate History

Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC [2018] EWHC 534 (Ch), Ch D

Decision of Edward Murray sitting as a deputy judge of the Chancery Division affirmed

Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC [2019] EWCA Civ 143; [2019] 1 WLR 3375; [2019] WLR(D) 84, CA

Decision of the Court of Appeal reversed

Bott & Co Solicitors Ltd v Ryanair DAC [2022] UKSC 8; [2023] AC 635; [2022] 2 WLR 634; [2022] 4 All ER 255; [2022] 2 All ER (Comm) 475, SC(E)

Commentary

UK Supreme Court Blog
New Judgment: Bott & Co. Solicitors v Ryanair DAC [2022] UKSC 8 Case comment

Case Comment: Bott & Co Solicitors v Ryanair DAC [2022] UKSC 8 Case comment

RPC Perspectives
Supreme Court rules that solicitor's equitable lien was valid even though no proceedings were issued Case comment

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