176Disclosure obligations of law practice regarding associated third party payers

176 Disclosure obligations of law practice regarding associated third party payers

176 Disclosure obligations of law practice regarding associated third party payers

(1) If a law practice is required to make a disclosure to a client of the law practice under section 174 or 175, the law practice must, in accordance with subsection (2), also make the same disclosure to any associated third party payer for the client, but only to the extent that the details or matters disclosed are relevant to the associated third party payer and relate to costs that are payable by the associated third party payer in respect of legal services provided to the client.

(2) A disclosure under subsection (1) must be made in writing—

(a) at the time the disclosure to the client is required; or

(b) if the law practice only afterwards becomes aware of the legal obligation of the associated third party payer to pay legal costs of the client—as soon as practicable after the practice became aware of the obligation.