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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.307BAbbreviated disclosure of costs to clients
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### sec.307B Abbreviated disclosure of costs to clients
A law practice may make a disclosure under this section for a matter if the total amount of the legal costs in the matter, excluding disbursements and exclusive of GST, is not likely to exceed the detailed disclosure threshold amount.
The law practice must disclose to the client under this division—
in general terms, the legal services that will be provided to the client; and
the basis on which legal costs will be calculated, including whether a scale of costs applies to any of the legal costs; and
an estimate of the total amount of the legal costs; and
an estimate of the total amount of disbursements; and
the client’s right to—
negotiate a costs agreement with the law practice; and
receive a bill from the law practice; and
request an itemised bill after receipt of a lump sum bill; and
be notified under section 315 of any substantial change to the matters disclosed under this section.
s 307B ins 2023 No. 23 s 110
(sec.307B-ssec.1) A law practice may make a disclosure under this section for a matter if the total amount of the legal costs in the matter, excluding disbursements and exclusive of GST, is not likely to exceed the detailed disclosure threshold amount.
(sec.307B-ssec.2) The law practice must disclose to the client under this division— in general terms, the legal services that will be provided to the client; and the basis on which legal costs will be calculated, including whether a scale of costs applies to any of the legal costs; and an estimate of the total amount of the legal costs; and an estimate of the total amount of disbursements; and the client’s right to— negotiate a costs agreement with the law practice; and receive a bill from the law practice; and request an itemised bill after receipt of a lump sum bill; and be notified under section 315 of any substantial change to the matters disclosed under this section.
- (a) in general terms, the legal services that will be provided to the client; and
- (b) the basis on which legal costs will be calculated, including whether a scale of costs applies to any of the legal costs; and
- (c) an estimate of the total amount of the legal costs; and
- (d) an estimate of the total amount of disbursements; and
- (e) the client’s right to— (i) negotiate a costs agreement with the law practice; and (ii) receive a bill from the law practice; and (iii) request an itemised bill after receipt of a lump sum bill; and (iv) be notified under section 315 of any substantial change to the matters disclosed under this section.
- (i) negotiate a costs agreement with the law practice; and
- (ii) receive a bill from the law practice; and
- (iii) request an itemised bill after receipt of a lump sum bill; and
- (iv) be notified under section 315 of any substantial change to the matters disclosed under this section.
- (i) negotiate a costs agreement with the law practice; and
- (ii) receive a bill from the law practice; and
- (iii) request an itemised bill after receipt of a lump sum bill; and
- (iv) be notified under section 315 of any substantial change to the matters disclosed under this section.