https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289611 Attorneys were held to retain a common law lien on costs or other funds recovered through their exertions, subject only to statutory modification. An attaching creditor who attaches a decree for costs takes subject to that lien, because the attachment of litigation proceeds gives notice of the solicitor's possible claim. Where the fund remains under the Court's control, the lien can be protected and enforced by directions for payment. The attorneys' claim therefore ranked in priority to the attaching creditors, and the order dismissing their summons was erroneous. en-us Wed, 09 Mar 1927 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 19 Jul 2021 14:20:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289611 Attorneys were held to retain a common law lien on costs or other funds recovered through their exertions, subject only to statutory modification. An attaching creditor who attaches a decree for costs takes subject to that lien, because the attachment of litigation proceeds gives notice of the solicitor's possible claim. Where the fund remains under the Court's control, the lien can be protected and enforced by directions for payment. The attorneys' claim therefore ranked in priority to the attaching creditors, and the order dismissing their summons was erroneous. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 09 Mar 1927 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=289611