https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312511 Attorneys have a common law lien over money or property recovered or preserved by their exertions, distinct from a mere possessory lien. That lien is not displaced by the Solicitors Act, 1860, and a decree or fund in Court remains subject to the solicitor's claim for costs. An attaching creditor is treated as taking subject to that possible lien, particularly where the attached fund consists of costs awarded in the suit. Where the fund remains under the Court's control, the Court may protect and enforce the attorneys' priority, and a prior order treating the money as available to attaching creditors cannot defeat that claim. en-us Thu, 10 Mar 1927 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 22 Feb 2024 12:11:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312511 Attorneys have a common law lien over money or property recovered or preserved by their exertions, distinct from a mere possessory lien. That lien is not displaced by the Solicitors Act, 1860, and a decree or fund in Court remains subject to the solicitor's claim for costs. An attaching creditor is treated as taking subject to that possible lien, particularly where the attached fund consists of costs awarded in the suit. Where the fund remains under the Court's control, the Court may protect and enforce the attorneys' priority, and a prior order treating the money as available to attaching creditors cannot defeat that claim. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 10 Mar 1927 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=312511