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LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 No. 24 - SECT 313

313 Additional disclosure--uplift fees

(1) If a costs agreement involves an uplift fee, the law practice must, before entering into the agreement, disclose to the client in writing--

(a) the law practice's legal costs; and
(b) the uplift fee, or the basis of calculation of the uplift fee; and
(c) the reasons why the uplift fee is warranted.

(2) A law practice is not required to make a disclosure under subsection (1) to a sophisticated client.



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