A client agreement under Part 4A of the Queensland Law Society Act 1952 is not rendered void by s 48F(1) merely because the bills actually delivered under it lack sufficient detail; the test is whether the agreed form of account, on its face, precludes the delivery of a sufficiently detailed bill. A solicitor who delivers an inadequately detailed bill under a valid agreement has failed to perform the agreement, but the agreement itself remains enforceable. The 'form of account' in clauses 15 and 16 of the schedule means a 'model, type or pattern' for the formulation of accounts, distinct from the description of work and charging basis required by s 48(2)-(3).
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