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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 208B Additional matters to be considered by costs assessors in assessing bills of costs

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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 1987 - SECT 208B

Additional matters to be considered by costs assessors in assessing bills of costs

208B Additional matters to be considered by costs assessors in assessing bills of costs

In assessing what is a fair and reasonable amount of costs, a costs assessor may have regard to any or all of the following matters:

(a) whether the barrister or solicitor complied with any relevant regulation, barristers rule, solicitors rule or joint rule,
(b) whether the barrister or solicitor disclosed the basis of the costs or an estimate of the costs under Division 2 and any disclosures made,
(c) any relevant advertisement as to the barrister's or solicitor's costs or skills,
(d) any relevant costs agreement (subject to section 208C),
(e) the skill, labour and responsibility displayed on the part of the barrister or solicitor responsible for the matter,
(f) the instructions and whether the work done was within the scope of the instructions,
(g) the complexity, novelty or difficulty of the matter,
(h) the quality of the work done,
(i) the place where and circumstances in which the legal services were provided,
(j) the time within which the work was required to be done.