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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 517 Fees, legal costs and expenses of external intervener

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2006 - SECT 517

Fees, legal costs and expenses of external intervener

    (1)     An external intervener for a law practice is entitled to be paid, in accordance with the intervener's appointment—

        (a)     fees by way of remuneration; and

        (b)     the legal costs and the expenses incurred in relation to the external intervention.

    (2)     An account of the external intervener for fees, costs and expenses may be assessed on the relevant council's application.

    (3)     The fees, costs and expenses are payable by and recoverable from the law practice.

    (4)     Fees, costs and expenses not paid to the external intervener by the law practice are payable from the fidelity fund.

    (5)     The relevant council may recover any unpaid fees, costs and expenses from the law practice.

    (6)     Fees, costs and expenses paid by or recovered from the law practice after they have been paid from the fidelity fund are to be paid to the fund.