LEGAL PROFESSION UNIFORM LAW APPLICATION REGULATION 2015

Table of Provisions

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Regulation
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions

PART 2 - LOCAL PRACTISING CERTIFICATES

• 4 Timing of application for renewal of local practising certificate--section 37 of the application Act
• 5 Fee for practising certificate for barristers--section 38 of the application Act
• 6 Fee for practising certificate for solicitors--section 38 of the application Act
• 7 Late fees and additional fees--sections 39 and 40 of the application Act
• 8 Application for practising certificate by Crown Solicitor requires report by Auditor-General

PART 3 - TRUST ACCOUNTS

Division 1 - Statutory deposits

• 9 Deposit of trust funds with Law Society--section 46 of the application Act
• 10 Amount of deposit
• 11 Time for deposit
• 12 Applicable period
• 13 Accounts to be kept by Law Society

Division 2 - Miscellaneous

• 14 Crown Solicitor's Trust Account
• 15 Receipt of trust money by barrister--section 166 (2) (d) of the application Act
16. (Repealed)

PART 4 - GOVERNMENT LAWYERS AND CORPORATE LAWYERS

• 17 Definitions
• 18 Powers under which provisions of this Part made
• 19 Government and corporate lawyers--transitional exemption from holding practising certificate
• 20 Exempt government and corporate lawyers may apply for practising certificates
• 21 Notice of exemptions by government and corporate lawyers
• 22 Transitional arrangements with respect to requirements for supervised legal practice
• 23 Government lawyers who are barristers

PART 5 - LEGAL COSTS--PARTICULAR KINDS OF COSTS

• 24 Prescribed costs for recovery of certain debts and enforcement of certain judgments--section 59 (1) (c) and (d) of the application Act
• 25 Prescribed costs for services in workers compensation matters--section 59 (1) (a) and (g) of the application Act
• 26 Prescribed costs for probate and administration matters--section 59 (1) (f) of the application Act
• 27 GST may be added to costs
• 28 Disclosure requirements regarding costs agreements in personal injury cases--clause 4 (2) of Schedule 1 to the application Act
• 29 Disclosure requirements regarding offers of compromise--clause 5 of Schedule 1 to of the application Act
• 30 Court documentation--clause 4 (4) of Schedule 2 to the application Act

PART 6 - LEGAL COSTS--COSTS ASSESSMENT

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 31 Interpretation

Division 2 - Applications for costs assessment

• 32 Applications for costs assessment--section 68 of the application Act
• 33 Fee for costs assessment application
• 34 Procedure before application for assessment of bill referred to assessor--Uniform Law costs
• 35 Procedure before application for assessment of ordered costs
• 36 Applications by third party payers
• 37 Costs assessor may require documents or further particulars
• 38 Effect of Part 5 in relation to costs fixed by other legislation
• 39 Reference of applications to assessors
• 40 Determination of costs of ordered costs assessment
• 41 Reasons for determination
• 42 Certificate as to determination
• 43 Correction of error in determination

Division 3 - Reviews

• 44 Qualifications for membership of review panels
• 45 Application for review of determination
• 46 Application by Manager, Costs Assessment for review of determination
• 47 Referral of applications to review panels
• 48 Selection of review panels
• 49 Relevant documents to be produced to review panel
• 50 Certificates as to review where determination affirmed
• 51 Reasons for determination
• 52 Copy of certificate of determination to be given to Manager, Costs Assessment
• 53 Determination of costs of review
• 54 Certificate as to determination of review panel
• 55 Correction of error in determination

Division 4 - Miscellaneous

• 56 Costs assessments arising out of disciplinary proceedings--section 284 of Uniform Law
• 57 Information relating to assessment of costs
• 58 Approved forms
• 59 Ordered costs--transitional provision

PART 7 - REGISTERS

• 60 Register of local practising certificates--section 149 of the application Act
• 61 Notification of change in particulars--section 149 of the application Act
• 62 Register of Disciplinary Action--section 152 of the application Act

PART 8 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 63 Admission fees--section 166 (2) of the application Act
• 64 Cap on payments from fidelity fund--section 230 of Uniform Law
• 65 Payment of costs--section 303 of Uniform Law
• 66 Amendment of Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)--cl 1 (4) of Sch 9 to the application Act
• SCHEDULE 1
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3