Ward reaffirmed the well-established requirement that a solicitor's bill must allow the client to have sufficient information to decide whether to seek taxation, and held that the proper principle was that there must be something in the written bill to indicate the ambit of the work, but that inadequacies in the bill of description of the work done may be redressed by accompanying documents or the client's knowledge.
The legal principle outlined by Ward emphasizes the importance of a solicitor's bill providing sufficient information for clients to make informed decisions regarding taxation, stating that the bill should clearly define the scope of work performed and that any shortcomings in the description can be addressed through supporting documents or client knowledge.