Section 336 - Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) - Role of managers

336Role of managers

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336 Role of managers

(1) A manager for a law practice may carry on the law practice and may do all things that the law practice or a legal practitioner associate of the law practice might lawfully have done, including but not limited to the following—

(a) transacting any business of the law practice that the manager reasonably believes to be urgent;

(b) transacting, with the approval of any or all of the existing clients of the law practice, any business on their behalf, including—

(i) commencing, continuing, defending or settling any proceedings; and

(ii) receiving, retaining and disposing of property;

(c) accepting instructions from new clients and transacting any business on their behalf, including—

(i) commencing, continuing, defending or settling any proceedings; and

(ii) receiving, retaining and disposing of regulated property;

(d) charging and recovering legal costs, including legal costs for work in progress at the time of the appointment of the manager;

(e) entering into, executing or performing any agreement;

(f) dealing with trust money or trust property;

(g) winding up the affairs of the law practice.

(2) For the purpose of exercising his or her powers under subsection (1), the manager may exercise any or all of the following powers—

(a) to enter and remain on premises used by the law practice for or in connection with its engaging in legal practice;

(b) to require the law practice, an associate or former associate of the law practice or any other person who has or had control of client files and associated documents (including documents relating to trust money received by the law practice) to give the manager either or both of the following—

(i) access to the files and documents the manager reasonably requires;

(ii) information relating to client matters the manager reasonably requires;

(c) to operate equipment or facilities on the premises, or to require any person on the premises to operate equipment or facilities on the premises, for a purpose relevant to his or her appointment;