(1)

A lawyer must not charge:

(a)

an amount for costs improperly, unreasonably or negligently incurred by the lawyer; or

(b)

for work done for the administration of the lawyer's office.

(2)

A lawyer must not make an agreement with a client to avoid the requirement under paragraph (1) (a).

(3)

Despite any rule in this Chapter, if:

(a)

the client instructs the lawyer, in writing, to do work for a case, or incur an expense of a particular kind or amount, that the lawyer advises the client would be unreasonable and unlikely to be recovered on a party and party basis; and

(b)

the lawyer does the work, or incurs the expense, in accordance with the client's instructions;

the lawyer may, as between the lawyer and the client, charge an amount for the costs incurred.