“…My conclusion is also supported by two other decisions. In Motto v. Trafigura [2012] 1 WLR 657 (Motto) at [108]-[110], solicitors were held to be acting for themselves, not for the potential claimant, until the CFA was signed, at least in so far as the n…”
“…ty in seeking funding either for the prosecution or for the defence of that claim”. The principle was reaffirmed and applied in this court in Motto v Trafigura [2012] 1 WLR 657: see per Lord Neuberger MR at paragraphs 104 to 108.…”