Source: All England Reporter
Publisher Citation: [1999] All ER (D) 786
Court: Court of Appeal, Civil Division
Judge:

Morritt LJ, Wilson J

Judgment Dates: 14 July 1999

Catchwords

Solicitor - Legal aid - Solicitor representing defendant in criminal trial under legal aid order - Solicitor instructing expert witness - Expert witness claiming under alleged contract for payment of fees by solicitor - Whether such agreement precluded by law and therefore unenforceable - Legal Aid in Criminal and Care Proceedings (General) Regulations 1989, reg 55.

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