LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 378
Claims not affected by certain matters
LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 378
Claims not affected by certain matters
378 Claims not affected by certain matters
(1) A claim may be made about a law practice’s default despite a change in
the status of the practice or the associate concerned after the happening of
the act or omission giving rise to or constituting the default.
(2) A claim
that has been made is not affected by a later change in the status of the
practice or associate.
(3) In this section—
"change in status" includes—
(a) for a partnership—a change in the
membership or staffing of, or the dissolution of, the partnership; and
(b)
for an incorporated legal practice—a change in the directorship or staffing
of, or the winding-up or dissolution of, the practice; and
(c) for an
associate who was an Australian legal practitioner—the fact that the
associate has ceased to practise or to hold an Australian practising
certificate; and
(d) for an associate who was an individual—the
associate’s death.
