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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 177 Obligation to disclose estimated costs

This legislation has been repealed.

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 177

Obligation to disclose estimated costs

177 Obligation to disclose estimated costs

(1) A barrister or solicitor must disclose to a client in accordance with this Division an estimate of the likely amount of the costs of legal services to be provided to the client by the barrister or solicitor, if the amount of the costs is not disclosed under section 175.
(2) A barrister or solicitor who is retained on behalf of a client by another barrister or solicitor must disclose to that other barrister or solicitor in accordance with this Division an estimate of the likely amount of the costs of legal services to be provided to the client by the barrister or solicitor, if the amount of the costs is not disclosed under section 176.
(3) A barrister or solicitor who has disclosed to a person an estimate of the likely amount of the costs of legal services is to disclose to that person any significant increase in that estimate.