Just a small point
Today ClichĂŠClanger my solicitor rang me âjust to check a small pointâ about one of his cases. I always worry when a solicitor says that because it generally means two things. First, it is probably not a small point or they wouldnât be ringing counsel in the first place. As OldSmoothie’s inverse rule as to sets of papers says: the smaller they come the longer they’ll take.
Second, by âsmall pointâ they actually mean, âplease will you do this work for freeâ. I often wonder what my local supermarket would say if I went in and I said: âHi there. I use you quite a lot despite all the competition around so do you think you could give me this weekâs groceries for free please?â
September 7, 2016
¡ Tim Kevan ¡ 3 Comments
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Mike - February 26, 2008
…and the answer on the CFA is ?
lawminx - February 26, 2008
Awww,diddums, Baby B, only a couple of hours in the library?! Consider your situation but a year ago when hours could easily turn into DAYS!
fresh - February 26, 2008
Take you two minutes – see the practice direction to CPR part 35 at paragraph 7.6 “Conditional and Contingency Fees”: “Payments conditional…upon the outcome of a case, must not be offered or accepted. To do so would contravene experts’ overriding duty to the court and compromise their duty of independence.”
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