United Kingdom solicitors actspecial circumstancesassessment

Raydens Ltd v. Cole

[2021] EWHC B14 (Costs)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice (Senior Courts Costs Office / Queen's Bench Division)

Year2021

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

'Special circumstances' under section 70(3) of the Solicitors Act 1974 need not be exceptional but only something out of the ordinary course sufficient to justify a departure from the statutory restrictions on assessment; a useful test is whether the fees or the circumstances in which they were charged 'call for an explanation'.

Area of Law

General

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