Level: Mandatory
CLE Units: 0
Speaker:
Marina Wilson, Solicitor in charge of the Legal Costs Unit of the Law Society of NSW
Aims
How does a law practice ensure payment of legal costs?
What happens when the retainer is terminated before the matter is finalised?
This paper will discuss the strategies for protecting your costs.
It will also provide an insight into the procedure that should be followed by the former solicitor and by the new solicitor upon termination of the retainer.
The paper will cover:
- Steps to protect your costs
- Terminating your retainer
- Does the file belong to the client?
- Transferring your file
- Types of liens
- An in-depth look at the Tripartite Deed
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