Western Australian Numbered Acts

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2008 (NO. 21 OF 2008) - SECT 265

265 .         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 for the 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.