CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 89

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Fourthly

Because it is highly inexpedient and unreasonable that Solicitors' charges should be pressed at too low a rate to render necessary section 5, making lawful and encouraging Clients to bargain with their Solicitors to pay more than they could recover otherwise.

Because a uniform scale of costs is found impracticable in England; and it is an unconstitutional interference with the discretion of the Chief Justice to deprive him of the power of directing that the costs of interlocutory proceedings should abide the event of the Cause, and to compel taxation and payment of Costs on every such application, many of which would necessarily be made comparatively unimportant.

Sixthly

Because it is indecorous and unseemly that a Solicitor should be authorized, by section 1, to run about with insufficient fees in his hand to threaten the Bar, under his own Counsel, if they will not take a fee offered.

Seventhly Because the Crown is enabled to receive Costs under section 12 and is not compelled to pay them, such permission is likely to be abused in this Colony, where the power of the Crown is strained to its almost limits, and possibly beyond them.

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Fourthly Because it is highly inexpedient and unreasonable that Solicitors' charges should be pressed at too low a rate to render necessary section 5, making lawful and encouraging Clients to bargain with their Solicitors to pay more than they could recover otherwise. Because a uniform scale of costs is found impracticable in England; and it is an unconstitutional interference with the discretion of the Chief Justice to deprive him of the power of directing that the costs of interlocutory proceedings should abide the event of the Cause, and to compel taxation and payment of Costs on every such application, many of which would necessarily be made comparatively unimportant. Sixthly Because it is indecorous and unseemly that a Solicitor should be authorized, by section 1, to run about with insufficient fees in his hand to threaten the Bar, under his own Counsel, if they will not take a fee offered. Seventhly Because the Crown is enabled to receive Costs under section 12 and is not compelled to pay them, such permission is likely to be abused in this Colony, where the power of the Crown is strained to its almost limits, and possibly beyond them. 88 1 SEP
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Fourthly

Because it is highly inexpedirit

and unreasonable that Solicitors abarges should be posed at to low a rate

to render masary section 5. making lawful and encour

20

Clients

Encouraging

Bargain with their Clatuts Expay more.

than they Could

recover otherrie.

uniform scale of

defthly Because

Jaxation has been found impracticable

England; and it is

Acr

une constitutional interference with the discretion of the Chief Instice to deprive tum of the power of

праведний

outing

directing that the costs of insulsouter proceedings should abide the event of the Cause, and to Compel taxation and payment of Costs on every sued application, many of

necessarily be made comparte

which would

Sixthly

such

Because it is indecorous

unseemly that a

by section I to run about with insufficiente fel us his hand hotary Counsel

the legal threat of conducting

Solicitor should be authorized,

the Bar, under his oron Casse if they will not take a fre offered.

Roenthly Because the Crown is enabled

eive Costs under section

not compounced to pay them,

12 and wo

such permission

thing any akily the abused in this Colony, where the power often frown is straut

to its almost limits, and possibly beyond them.

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+

SEP

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