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Legal Profession Act 2007
sec.320Security for legal costs
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### sec.320 Security for legal costs
A law practice may—
take reasonable security from a client for legal costs, including security for the payment of interest on unpaid legal costs; and
refuse to act, or stop acting, for a client who does not provide reasonable security.
- (a) take reasonable security from a client for legal costs, including security for the payment of interest on unpaid legal costs; and
- (b) refuse to act, or stop acting, for a client who does not provide reasonable security.