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### 131 Applications between client and practitioner
> > (1) A client or former client of a practitioner may apply to the Court or a judge for an order against the practitioner for the delivery of a cash account, the payment of money or the delivery of securities.
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> > (2) On hearing an application, the Court or a judge may –
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> > > > (a) order the practitioner to deliver to the applicant a list of the money or securities in the custody or control of the practitioner on behalf of the applicant; or
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> > > > (b) order the practitioner to bring into Court the whole or any part of that money or those securities; or
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> > > > (c) in the event that the practitioner asserts a claim for costs, make any provision for the payment or security of those costs or the protection of any practitioner's lien, as may be appropriate.