Solicitor in United States
Solicitor Definition
A person whose business is to be employed in the care and management of suits depending in courts of chancery. A solicitor, like an attorney, will be required to act with perfect good faith towards his clients. He must conform to the authority given him. It Is said that, to institute a suit, he must have a special authority, although a general authority will be sufficient to defend one. The want of a written authority may subject him to the expenses incurred in a suit. 3 Mer. 12; Hovenden, Frauds, c. 2, pp. 28-61. See 1 PhiL Ev. 102; 2 Chit. Prac. 2. See “Attorney.”
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| Solicitor | Solicitor in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Solicitor | Solicitor in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Solicitor | Solicitor in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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A person whose business is to be employed in the care and management of suits depending in courts of chancery. A solicitor, like an attorney, will be required to act with perfect good faith towards his clients. He must conform to the authority given him. It Is said that, to institute a suit, he must have a special authority, although a general authority will be sufficient to defend one. The want of a written authority may subject him to the expenses incurred in a suit. 3 Mer. 12; Hovenden, Frauds, c. 2, pp. 28-61. See 1 PhiL Ev. 102; 2 Chit. Prac. 2. See “Attorney.”
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Further Reading (Articles)
Solicitors PI: the Spectre of Renewal., Mondaq Business Briefing; July 29, 2010; Bryant, Joe
Solicitor General (Update), Encyclopedia of the American Constitution; January 1, 2000
Solicitor’s advice – no need to pay for unqualified advice, Consumer Policy Review; May 1, 1999; Anonymous
Solicitors and client complaints, Consumer Policy Review; May 1, 1996; James, Rhoda Seneviratne, Mary
Solicitors PI: Access to Documents Seized by the Law Society – Court of Appeal Decision.(Professional indemnity insurance), Mondaq Business Briefing; July 23, 2010; Taylor, Laura
Solicitors: Duty To Advise In Litigation., Mondaq Business Briefing; June 16, 2009
Solicitors hit out over legal cover ‘chaos’, The Herald; July 6, 2011; MARTIN WILLIAMS
Solicitors’ PI: Scope Of A Fixed Fee Retainer., Mondaq Business Briefing; May 10, 2011
‘Arrogant’ Solicitors Told It’s Time to Change Culture, The Birmingham Post (England); August 2, 2001
Solicitors in secret ’32m tax scandal escape ban., Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); February 16, 2008
Solicitors’ Duties To Third Parties – A Taxing Issue., Mondaq Business Briefing; April 4, 2008
Solicitors PI Update – Scope of Retainer, Mondaq Business Briefing; March 20, 2014; Maher, Darren
Solicitors in Europe., European Business Journal; June 22, 2001; Goldsmith, Jonathan
Solicitor General Ben Richardson Becomes A First In City’s History, Columbus Times; March 12, 2003
THE Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has recommended that a solicitor be struck off, ordered to pay ‘1.43m and files relating to two complaints against him to be sent to the Director of Public Prosecutions., Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); February 4, 2010
PRACTICES OF SOLICITORS, The Irish Times; November 2, 2007
Proportionate liability – solicitors found not to be concurrent wrongdoers with fraudsters.(Mitchell Morgan Nominees Pty Ltd & Anor v Vella & Ors), Mondaq Business Briefing; May 2, 2012
Complaints about solicitors up 25% in 2006, The Irish Times; September 1, 2007; Mary Carolan
Struck-off solicitors remain under jurisdiction of High Court, The Irish Times; June 21, 2010
Duties of Solicitors Appointed by Insurers, Mondaq Business Briefing; November 15, 2012
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