The SRA has launched a consultation on the sensitive topic of solicitors holding client money. The questions posed by the SRA are: Should we be looking at ways to reduce the client money held by solicitors? What controls, checks and balances are appropriate? How should payments from the profession be calculated and payments from the …
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Conscious of high-profile cases involving legal fees, the LSB has issued some common questions they receive regarding requests for costs information. They have also published some illustrative case studies, setting out the types of issues involved in these cases, and how they would be likely to approach them if they were referred to the LSB. …
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The SC has overturned a CA decision relating to a case involving assessment of solicitors’ costs. The case summary states: ‘Background to the Appeal This appeal concerns the circumstances in which a solicitor’s client may apply to the court for assessment of their solicitor’s bill of costs. The court has the power to assess the …
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