LCRO 33/2016 GW v AX (27 June 2018) [pdf, 292 KB]
...enforcement of judgments and not for compulsion of payment prior to the existence of a judgment. [70] That view was adopted without qualification by the Supreme Court of Colorado which said:23 20 We find nothing in section 12-5-120 that would permit an attorney to assert a possessory, or retaining, interest in a United States passport in order to assure payment for legal services. A possessory lien is a "right to hold a thing" until payment is made. Wenz v McBride, 20 Colo...