Queensland Consolidated Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 329

329 Legal costs can not be recovered unless bill has been served

(1) A law practice must not start legal proceedings to recover legal costs from a person until at least 30 days after the law practice has given a bill to the person under sections 330 and 331 or under provisions of a corresponding law that correspond to sections 330 and 331 .

(2) A court of competent jurisdiction may make an order authorising a law practice to start legal proceedings against a person sooner if satisfied the person is about to leave this jurisdiction.

(3) A court of competent jurisdiction before which any proceedings are brought in contravention of subsection (1) must stay those proceedings on the application of a party or on its own initiative.

(4) This section applies whether or not the legal costs are the subject of a costs agreement.