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Re Stuart, ex parte Cathcart

Re Stuart, Ex parte Cathcart [1893] 2 QB 201 (CA)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtCourt of Appeal

Year1893

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

A costs agreement between solicitor and client is enforceable only if it is both fair (as to the manner in which it was obtained) and reasonable (as to its terms), with the onus on the solicitor.

Area of Law

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Buckinghamshire County Council v Moran [1990] Ch 623; [1989] EWCA Civ 11; [1989] 2 All ER 225 (CA)

Ashburn Anstalt v Arnold [1988] EWCA Civ 14; [1989] Ch 1; [1988] 2 All ER 147 (CA)

Lyus v Prowsa Developments Ltd [1982] 1 WLR 1044; [1982] 2 All ER 953

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