LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 111 Supreme Court may review expenses of receivership

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 111

111 Supreme Court may review expenses of receivership

(1) This section applies to a receivership if the Supreme Court is satisfied:

(a) by evidence given in proceedings (whether or not in the Supreme Court) under section 110 (2) for recovery by the Law Society of the expenses of receivership, or

(b) on application by the relevant solicitor,

that the expenses of the receivership are excessive.

(2) If this section applies to a receivership, the Supreme Court may order the taking of an account between the Law Society and the receiver and:

(a) relieve the relevant solicitor from payment of any amount in excess of that determined by the Supreme Court to be fairly payable, or

(b) if the receiver has been paid, or allowed on account, an amount that includes such an excess--order the receiver to repay the excess.