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Evening Star, Issue 12943, 5 May 1908, Page 5

A iv£^t^ ak - t has alrea<i 7 involved close on £70,000 in its preparation and trial was decided yesterday in London before Mr Phillimore and a special jurv Wyler and another v. Lewis'is the record-breaking action in question. It involved the question of certain South African concessions, and bristled with so many legal and technical difficulties that even experts have occasionally been placed in a quandary. Such a labvrinth of evidence presented itself that a brief outline i k i eftscn^ tacts alone occupied three clear days, and another four were required to read through the voluminous documents which affect the case. Leading counsel on either side were Sir E. Carson, K.G., and r 01 iw! I swlcs > K;C., who had retainers of £I,OOO each, with a dailv refresher of £IOO apiece: Mr Montague Lush, K.C.. K-ok-cr, K.C., were each briefed for £750, with a daily refresher of £75; while four other lawyers had retainers ranging from £4OO to £IOO, and daily refreshens from £SO to £lO. For daily consultations leading counsel charged ten Ceaa, in addition to the above fees vWthattd reporting alone cost £SO a dw.