Paul Jones outlines the consequences of improper and unreasonable conduct when serving a bill of costs ‘The Master had little difficulty in concluding that the claimant solicitors’ conduct of the detailed assessment proceedings had been both improper and unreasonable.’The signing of a certificate of accuracy in a bill of costs as required by CPR 47 …
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Wills & Trusts Law Reports | November 2014 #144Mr Rawlings (the deceased) and his wife Mrs Rawlings made mirror wills in 1999. Mrs Rawlings died in 2003 and her estate passed to her husband. However, upon the death of Mr Rawlings in 2006, it became apparent that the solicitor involved in the preparation of the wills had accidentally presented Mr and Mrs Rawlings with, and each had signed, the will intended for the other. The validity of the will was subsequently challenged by the deceased’s two sons, who were not entitled under the will but stood to inherit his £70,000 estate under the rules of intestacy. The Supreme Court held that ...
John Plunkett advises that failure to have an effective retainer in place could be fatal It became apparent to the defendant’s solicitors that the claimant’s solicitors had allocated and claimed work carried out by a Grade D fee-earner, at an hourly rate of a Grade B fee-earner. I refer to the currently unreported costs case …
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