COSTS OF LITIGATION.

Hawera Star, Volume XLIX, 13 August 1929, Page 9

COSTS OF LITIGATION.

HIGH FEES OF COUNSEL. PROTEST BY LORD JUSTICE. LONDON, July 30. "It is sanely perfectly prepois-terous to say that. a. leading counsel’s proper f<V is 100 guineas,” said Lord Justice Somtiton, Lord Justice of Appeal, in dismissing the appeal of Lord Redes* dale and Gilbert Williams against- the reversal, of an order requiring the Spanish Marquisse the Andia v Blurraa.vail to find additional security <4 JL’2OO in connect ion with an action lor a-Heiged sl-aiidvr against the appellants. William s’ estimated cost-s included: Leader’s fees. ROgns. ; juniors ieea, 40-gns, Lord- Redesdale-’s estimate was : Lew dor. lOOgrvs.: junior. 70gns. ; instructions on brief. Tognsi. Lord Justice Scvut-t-on said that may he some leaders were so good that clients were willing to pay 100 guineas for their services, hut to- way that hti-rmint-.i co-u'id not. com? to Court- unless -Lev paid those rates was outrageous. D the stia.nd-a.vd of remuneration was to extravagant the -Courts would soon close. If the Taxing Masters > lowed -.j?aie the- sooner it was r.topped the better. . . , ■•Winn I came to the Bar. he sr.Kb Jea-.k-rs fee. unless he was n- superluxury. \v:is lOjrns.. ami consult.i.t-ion U'O 2j. r ns.