FAIR TRADING ACT 1987 - SECT 79M Claim relating to solicitor's or barrister's costs

FAIR TRADING ACT 1987 - SECT 79M

79M Claim relating to solicitor's or barrister's costs

(cf CC Act 1998, s 7 (5))

A matter arising in relation to the fairness or reasonableness of the costs charged by a barrister or solicitor for an item of business transacted by the barrister or solicitor is not within the jurisdiction of the Tribunal if the costs can be the subject of a costs assessment under Part 3.2 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 .