October Update: The Legal Profession Uniform Law – Recent Issues
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This month’s newsletter looks the new Legal Profession Uniform Law and some of the issues recently considered, including – the time limit to apply for Assessment, the pitfalls of the late delivery of costs disclosure and the application of the statutory limitation periods to a client’s action to recover overpaid costs.
Further Questions?
Referenced Caselaw
Jones v The Owners Strata Plan No. 69008 [2017] NSWDC 430.
Bennie v Grace [2018] NSWDC 229
Legal Pty Ltd v Gleeson [2018] NSWSC 318
Referenced Legislation
Section 198(3) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW)
Section 182(2) of the Legal Profession Act 1987 (now section 178(1)(c) Legal Profession Uniform Law)
The Limitation Act 1969
Section 70(4) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014
Section 135 of the Civil Procedure Act 2005