sec.526Deceased estates

### sec.526 Deceased estates It is the duty of the receiver for a law practice to cooperate with the legal personal representative relating to a deceased legal practitioner associate of the practice for the orderly winding-up of the estate. The receiver is not, in the performance of functions or exercise of powers as receiver, a legal personal representative of the deceased legal practitioner associate, but nothing in this subsection prevents the receiver from performing functions or exercising powers as a legal personal representative if otherwise appointed as representative. Subject to subsections (1) and (2) and to the terms of the receiver’s appointment, if the receiver was appointed before the death of the legal practitioner associate, the receiver’s appointment, functions and powers are not affected by the death. (sec.526-ssec.1) It is the duty of the receiver for a law practice to cooperate with the legal personal representative relating to a deceased legal practitioner associate of the practice for the orderly winding-up of the estate. (sec.526-ssec.2) The receiver is not, in the performance of functions or exercise of powers as receiver, a legal personal representative of the deceased legal practitioner associate, but nothing in this subsection prevents the receiver from performing functions or exercising powers as a legal personal representative if otherwise appointed as representative. (sec.526-ssec.3) Subject to subsections (1) and (2) and to the terms of the receiver’s appointment, if the receiver was appointed before the death of the legal practitioner associate, the receiver’s appointment, functions and powers are not affected by the death.