lien is really an equity, claimed on his behalf. Such a lien is subject to all the equities between the attorney's client ... profession of attorneys originated from England, and the English common law governed their rights and duties. The attorney's lien in the High Courts
attorneys to be considered. It would be quite wrong for anybody to form the view that an attorney's lien is opposed ... Court could, in my opinion, give effect to the attorneys' lien as asked in the summons above referred to. I think it is clear
attorneys to be considered. It would be quite wrong for anybody to form the view that an attorney's lien is opposed ... Court could, in my opinion, give effect to the attorneys' lien as asked in the summons above referred to. I think it is clear
favour of the party claiming the set-off notwithstanding the attorney's lien. The question is whether the Court's discretion ... while refusing the attorney his lien, regretted that the attorney could not claim the advantage of a more just principle. These conflicting observations were further
plaintiff is suing as trustee for his attorney. But the attorney has no such lien for costs as to be able to compel the plaintiff ... opinion that justice requires me to refuse to allow the attorneys' lien to prevail over the rights of the parties in this action. Accordingly
them and his attorney from the attorney of the other not to do so in prejudice of the latter's lien on his clients ... lien upon a judgment" is a vague and inaccurate expression, and the words "equitable lien" are intensely undefined. The attorney
longer binding, and, secondly, that in any event the attorney's lien has priority over the claim of the plaintiff to money ... attorney, it was held that as the property was procured for the client by the labour of the attorney, the latter's lien
applicant is based on the right commonly known as an attorney's lien on the fund recovered in suit. Whether that is the most ... aggregate claim consists of costs paid to a prior attorney, no lien to that extent can be claimed, and in support of that proposition
which an Attorney baa upon monies which have been recovered in a suit, the Attorney has a general or passive or retaining lien upon ... does not extinguish the debt. Thus, if the Attorney has any form of lien upon property in respect of his bills of costs
This brings me to the second point raised, namely, has the Attorney a, lien for his costs, which cannot be defeated by a third party ... also clear from the decided cases that the Attorney's lien is not liable to be defeated on the ground that the assignee
