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Legal Services Directions 2025
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76 Negotiating hourly rates
When agreeing to a daily rate with counsel, an engaging entity must also negotiate an appropriate hourly rate, having regard to:
(a) the nature and complexity of the brief; and
(b) securing value for money for the entity.