91E
CurrentOpening and maintaining files
91E Opening and maintaining files
(1)
A law practice must open a file in respect of each matter for which the law practice receives instructions to provide legal services to a person.
(2)
The file must be opened as soon as practicable after the law practice receives the instructions.
(3)
The file must contain or have endorsed on it—
(a)
the particulars required by rule 93(2)(a)–(d), and
(b)
the contact details used by the law practice to contact the person to whom it is providing the legal services.
(4)
Subrules (1)–(3) do not apply to a barrister.
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