“…eing paid directly to her before their taxed costs could be met from that fund. Scarman J cited the statement of Lord Hanworth MR in Mason v Mason and Cottrell [1933] P 199 describing the solicitor’s lien as a right to claim the equitable interference of the court. Scarman J went on:…”
“…ent. In this respect it is no more than a right to ask the court to exercise a discretion in his favour: Mercer v Graves (1872) LR 7 QB 499, 503; Mason v Mason [1933] P 199, 214; James Bibby Ltd v Woods [1949] 2 KB 449, 453; Re Fuld (No 4) [1967] P 727, 737. Although in Gavin Edmondson (SC) at [3] Lord Briggs said that the right w…”