Sentences with phrase «conducted by solicitors»

Their monopoly of audience in the higher courts made that plausible, even though advocacy has been conducted by solicitors for generations in the lower courts.

Not exact matches

(a) the complexity of the proceeding and the difficulty or the novelty of the issues involved, (b) the skill, specialized knowledge and responsibility required of the solicitor, (c) the amount involved in the proceeding, (d) the time reasonably expended in conducting the proceeding, (e) the conduct of any party that tended to shorten, or to unnecessarily lengthen, the duration of the proceeding, (f) the importance of the proceeding to the party whose bill is being assessed, and the result obtained, and, (g) the benefit to the party whose bill is being assessed of the services rendered by the solicitor.

«No honest and competent solicitor would have ignored the many warning signs that the exemplified transactions were highly suspect... [the first appellant's] conduct was so far beyond the standards to be expected of an honest and competent solicitor as to justify condemnation and it must not shrink from that conclusion that by the standards laid down for the profession it amounted to dishonesty.»

``... charges for work done by or on behalf of the Solicitors which would have been payable if this agreement did not provide for a success fee, calculated on the basis of the fees allowable for that work in the court in which the action in question is conducted or would be conducted if proceedings were to be issued.»

The Advisory Committee on Civil Costs is currently conducting thorough research into the guideline hourly rates for solicitors, with a view to issuing a new set of rates by mid 2008.

In a substantive action much of the work carried out by claimant's solicitors becomes necessary solely due to the manner in which the defendant conducts its case.

Solicitors are bound by a code of conduct introduced in 2011.

The survey — conducted by Therium, a funding business, and Just Costs Solicitors — purports to show an increasing appetite for the model.

Instead of conducting negotiations by letter or telephone, all parties will work things out in face to face meetings, with your solicitor providing support and guidance throughout.

(1) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Part the Council may, if they think fit, make rules, with the concurrence of the Master of the Rolls, for regulating in respect of any matter the professional practice, conduct and discipline of solicitors [and for empowering the Society to take such action as may be appropriate to enable the Society to ascertain whether or not the provisions of rules made, or of any code or guidance issued, by the Council are being complied with].»

A poll conducted in 2017 by Will Aid has shown that across the UK, 61 % of people who have a will, used a solicitor to create it.

This case is being conducted by Paul Kingsley, senior solicitor in the Moore Blatch clinical negligence team.

On the implied waiver claim, the Court held that a pleading by a plaintiff that alleged it would not have entered a settlement agreement had it known about certain fraudulent conduct did not give rise to an implied waiver of solicitor - client privilege in communications related to the settlement.

The members were not told or advised by David Michael (principal solicitor and deputy monitoring officer) that they could not participate in the meeting nor that they were disqualified from voting by reason of attendance at a public meeting in February 2006 including objectors to the development in question or by non-attendance at a site visit conducted by the committee.

Various provincial law societies within Canada provide, in written rules of professional conduct, for the duties of skill and care owed by solicitors to their clients during the course of a retainer or engagement and following its conclusion.1.

(12) The Law Society shall report to the Corporation on the quality assurance audits conducted by it, as directed or delegated by the Corporation and in accordance with the regulations, and shall include in its reports the information required by the direction, delegation or regulations, whether or not such information is governed by the rules of solicitor - client confidentiality, but shall not disclose any information that is subject to solicitor - client privilege.

Brethertons are fully accredited by the Solicitors Regulation Authority and follow their code of conduct.