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Solicitor’s claim for legal fees denied and summary judgment case to proceed to full hearing
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High Court refuses to grant summary judgment to a solicitor seeking to recover legal fees from a mother and son for services provided in various civil actions. The solicitor's claim was based on documents signed by the mother agreeing to pay specified sums, but the defendants contested the amounts and the son's liability, as he was not a client. An expert determination found a higher amount due than originally claimed, but the court found issues requiring oral evidence, including the nature of the agreement for expert determination and the son's client status. The case was remitted to plenary hearing, and the costs of the application were reserved.
Summary judgment, legal fees, solicitor-client relationship, expert determination, liability, plenary hearing, Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, Solicitors (Amendment) Act 1994, section 68 letter, bill of costs, Taxing Master, Courts Act 1991, interest, consent order, oral evidence, client status, remittance to plenary.
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