Application for costs assessment by law practice retaining another law practice
333 Application for costs assessment by law practice retaining another law practice
(1) A law practice that retains another law practice to act for a client may apply to a costs assessor for an assessment of the whole or any part of the legal costs to which a bill given by the other law practice under Division 6 relates.
(2) If any legal costs have been paid without a bill, the law practice may nevertheless apply for a costs assessment.
(3) An application for a costs assessment may be made even if the legal costs have been wholly or partly paid.
(4) An application under this section must be made within 60 days after:
the bill was given or the request for payment was made; or
(b) the costs were paid if neither a bill was given nor a request was made.
(5) An application cannot be made under this section if there is a costs agreement between the client and the other law practice.
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