Solicitor’s legal aid duty
David Truex (a Firm) v Kitchin
Court of Appeal
“A solicitor should not take instructions and incur costs gathering information relating to contemplated proceedings and only when that information suggested that the client was eligible for public funding advise that a different firm could become involved.”
The Times, 29th August 2007
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
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