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Gill -v- Heer Manak : termination of retainer by solicitors without reasonable notice results in no entitlement to charge

It is essential that such notice as is given is "reasonable". If the notice is not "reasonable" then the firm cannot point to any applicable provision...

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Cash Accounts - the least understood part of the assessment process under the Solicitors Act 1974

Cash Accounts - A Dark Art?

The purpose of the Cash Account exercise, at the conclusion of a Solicitors Act assessment, is to determine who owes what, and to whom. A Cash Account...

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Harvey and Others -v- Scott Rees & Co : 70% of sums deducted by the Solicitors refunded

...it would be wrong, in my view, for Scott Rees to rely upon whatever deficiencies there are in their own accounting system in order to prolong the p...

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Humphries Kirk Solicitors - £8.5k saved for client

In a case dealt with by Mark Carlisle through our sister company, Deep Blue Costs, Master Rowley of the Senior Courts Costs Office found that whe...

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Can I challenge the amount I have to pay under a "no win, no fee" agreement?

The Senior Costs Judge, Master Gordon-Saker, says yes, although it will be dependent upon the particular circumstances.  In this case the hourly ...

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