Alan Ward (judge)
Sir Alan Hylton Ward (born 15 February 1938) is a former judge of the
Early life and education
Ward was born and raised in South Africa and practised as an Attorney of the Supreme Court (solicitor), occasionally being instructed by
Legal career
He was
Notable rulings
Separating conjoined twins
In 2000, Ward, together with
Solicitors bills
In Ralph Hume Garry (a firm) v Gwillim 2002 EWCA Civ 1500, a client sued for outstanding legal fees appealed against a refusal at first instance to strike out the claim against him on the basis that most of the bills did not bona fide comply with section 64 of the Solicitors Act 1974. The judgment contained a lengthy discussion by Ward LJ of the statutory history and the development of the case law with respect to the requirements for solicitors’ bills.
Ward reaffirmed the well-established requirement that a solicitor's bill must allow the client to have sufficient information to decide whether to seek taxation, and held that the proper principle was that there must be something in the written bill to indicate the ambit of the work, but that inadequacies in the bill of description of the work done may be redressed by accompanying documents or the client's knowledge.[3] The appeal was dismissed as each bill was obviously and latterly expressly for professional charges, and also identified the matter and the periods of time they applied to.[4] Therefore, the claim should not be struck out as the issue of adequacy of the bills (together with the client’s knowledge) was a triable matter.[5]
Sex discrimination
In a landmark ruling on 21 December 2004, Ward, together with
Family life
He is married to leading London divorce solicitor, Helen Ward. The couple has homes in
References
- ^ "No. 51494". The London Gazette. 10 October 1988. p. 11333.
- ^ "No. 53959". The London Gazette. 17 October 1995. p. 2315.
- ^ "The law of lawyers bills in Queensland". Sterling Law. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Summary Ralph Hume Garry v Gwillim 2002 EWCA Civ 1500". Sterling Law. n.d. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
- ^ "The law of lawyers bills in Queensland". Sterling Law. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Council Directive 79/7/EEC of 19 December 1978 on the progressive implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women in matters of social security". EUR-Lex. 19 December 1978. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
- Court of Appeal
- ^ Wills, Kate. "The ex factor: meet London's A-list female divorce lawyers". Evening Standard.
- ^ "Judge's daughter 'led life to the full'". BBC News. 10 June 2008.