WEEK 6 - TUTORIAL QUESTION 5

QUESTION ONE - Legal Fees

1. How do you balance the competing public interests of "access to justice" and "lawyers not having financial interest in the litigation" so far as contingency fees are concerned? Discuss.

1. Should pro bono work be made mandatory for lawyers? If so, what might that involve and for how many hours?

QUESTION TWO - Conflict of Interest

Refer to the case of Prince Jeffri Bolkiah(1999) 2 WLR; [1999} 1 All ER 517

What were the;

• Facts of the case
• Issues
• Relevant Law
• Decision of the Court

NOTE:In drafting your answers, consider what was the basis for the court's jurisdiction to intervene in a conflict of interest situation where;

• (i) a former client is seeking an injunction; and

(ii) an existing client is seeking an injunction.