Summary order for delivery of costs and documents

(1) A judge may, on the application by summons in chambers of any client, make an order for the delivery by the attorney of a bill of the fees for any legal business done by the attorney for the client which have not been or are not before payment to be taxed, and for the delivery up of deeds, documents, or papers in his possession, custody or power, relating to the same. 31 (2) No client shall be entitled to recover his costs of an application under this section unless the attorney has after demand made for a bill of costs, refused or neglected for an unreasonable time to deliver the bill. (3) An attorney-at-law has the right of lien conferred upon a solicitor at common law and nothing in this section shall be construed so as to take away or abridge that right.