Court allows firm to take £386k in fees from frozen client account
Ward Hadaway: Contractual right of set-off A law firm can be paid from monies held in its client account despite them being subject to both a freezing order and a third-party debt order, the High Court has ruled. Master Bowles, sitting in retirement, said Newcastle-based Ward Hadaway had a contractual right of set-off to £386,400 […]