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Leases (Commercial and Retail) Act 2001
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27 Tenant not required to pay fees
If the tenant is required, in contravention of section 26, to use the
services of a lawyer nominated by the lessor—
(a) the tenant is not liable to pay fees for the lawyer’s services in
relation to the lease; and
(b) the lessor is liable to pay the tenant the amount of any fee paid
by the tenant to the lawyer for the services; and
(c) the lessor is liable to pay any unpaid fee for the lawyer’s services
that the tenant is not liable to pay because of paragraph (a).
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