Solicitor client bill referred for taxation where it is in the interests of the parties

Legal costs – application to refer bill of costs to taxation – dispute in relation to legal costs – conflicts in affidavits - summons to tax - listed for hearing before then Taxing Master - agreed on behalf of the parties that a position paper would be prepared about conferring jurisdiction on the Taxing Master in order to proceed with the taxation process - dispute about the Order of the Taxing Master - claim for fees and outlays in the sum of €80,000 plus VAT will tax at €50,000 plus VAT – relevant law - non-exhaustive considerations - inherent jurisdiction of the Court in this context runs parallel to the statutory jurisdiction and thus the latter should not be usurped lightly - in the interests of the parties and the solicitors’ profession to direct that the solicitor client bill be referred for taxation.