Who owns a conveyancing file?

Who owns a conveyancing file? On the normal principles of agency, these documents belong to the client. Where the solicitor is acting as professional adviser, ownership of documents depends on the purpose of the retainer and whether the production of the document was a stipulation of the retainer.

On the normal principles of agency, these documents belong to the client. Where the solicitor is acting as professional adviser, ownership of documents depends on the purpose of the retainer and whether the production of the document was a stipulation of the retainer.