Costs judge rules that monthly invoices were not “statutory bills”

The right to have legal bills worth £12.8m assessed by a former client has been granted by Costs Judge Leonard. It was found that the invoices issued over a six-year period were not statutory bills “because any such agreement would have been inconsistent with the terms of the retainer under which they were rendered and paid”. To read the full article click here https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/monthly-invoices-were-not-statutory-bills-costs-judge-rules/5117256.article?