16 Nov 2012
BAKER & MCKENZIE (A FIRM) v. THE GRANDE HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Citation
- BAKER & MCKENZIE (A FIRM) v. THE GRANDE HOLDINGS LTD AND OTHERS
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV103/2011
The Court of Appeal held that s 67(2) authorises the court to impose terms (including interim payments) attached to an order for taxation regardless of which party applies, and that summary judgment for the solicitor was justified because the defendants' negligence/set‑off defence failed on the evidence: Mr Ho had represented and in substance exercised control over GHL through the trust and Baker & McKenzie acted on clear instructions and available material, so no reasonable basis existed to withhold payment of the solicitor's bills.