National Westminster Finance New Zealand Ltd v Bryant - [1989] 1 NZLR 513

Law practitioners — Undertaking — Costs — Solicitor gave personal undertaking to lender to repay an advance on settlement of the sale of his client's property — Transaction was settled but in breach of the undertaking the advance was not repaid — Lender sued and the advance was paid into the Court before the hearing — Lender sought costs — Whether solicitor was liable for solicitor and client costs.