The Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 4) Rules 2004

Power to order solicitor to deliver cash account etc.

67.2.—(1) Where the relationship of solicitor and client exists or has existed, the orders which the court may make against the solicitor, on the application of the client or his personal representatives, include any of the following—

(a) to deliver a bill or cash account;

(b) to pay or deliver up any money or securities;

(c) to deliver a list of the moneys or securities which the solicitor has in his possession or control on behalf of the applicant;

(d) to pay into or lodge in court any such money or securities.

(2) An application for an order under this rule must be made—

(a) by Part 8 claim form; or

(b) if the application is made in existing proceedings, by application notice in accordance with Part 23.

(3) If the solicitor alleges that he has a claim for costs against the applicant, the court may make an order for—

(a) the detailed assessment and payment of those costs; and

(b) securing the payment of the costs, or protecting any solicitor’s lien.