The definition of 'itemised bill' under s 3.4.2 of the Legal Profession Act 2004 (Vic) focuses on whether the bill is amenable to review by the Costs Court, requiring sufficient detail for the parties to understand what work was charged for, the amounts charged, and whether charges are sustainable. Computer-generated tax invoices with attached attendance schedules listing dates, fee earners, time, rates, values and descriptions of work may constitute itemised bills even where some entries lack full detail, provided the bill as a whole contains sufficient information for review. The assessment is contextual and case-specific.
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