Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 736

736 Failure to comply with Queensland Law Society Act 1952 after commencement and before relevant day

(1) This section applies to a law practice, other than a barrister, in relation to a client for a matter if—

(a) the law practice may enter into a client agreement with the client for the matter under section 734 but has not done so, including a law practice that performed work as urgent work before the relevant day; and

(b) work for the matter remains to be performed on the relevant day.

(2) Part 3.4, division 3, applies to the law practice (
"the practice" ) in relation to the client for the matter on and after the relevant day with the following changes—

(a) section 310(1) applies to the practice and the practice must disclose to the client the matters required to be disclosed by the subsection as soon as practicable after the relevant day and before a costs agreement is entered into;

(b) section 310(2) applies to the practice and the practice must disclose to the law practice that retained the practice and that requests the disclosures, the matters required to be disclosed by the subsection as soon as practicable after the relevant day and before a costs agreement is entered into.