Application of different laws
8 Application of different laws
This clause applies if this Schedule applies to a matter for a period and a corresponding law applies for another period.
If this Schedule applied to a matter for a period and a corresponding law applies to the matter afterwards, this Schedule continues to apply in respect of legal costs (if any) incurred while this Schedule applied to the matter.
If a corresponding law applied to a matter for a period and this
Schedule applies to the matter afterwards, this Schedule does not apply in respect of legal costs (if any) incurred while the corresponding law applied to the matter, so long as the corresponding law continues to apply in respect of those costs.
However—
the client may enter into a written agreement with the law practice that the adjudication of costs provisions of this Schedule are to apply in respect of all legal costs incurred in relation to the matter, and
Part 7 accordingly applies in respect of those legal costs; or
if the client enters into a written agreement with the law practice that the adjudication of costs provisions of a corresponding law are to apply in respect of all legal costs incurred in relation to the matter, Part 7 accordingly does not apply in respect of those legal costs.
A written agreement referred to in subclause (4) need not be signed by the client but, in that case, the client's acceptance must be communicated to the law practice by fax, email or some other written form.
If a corresponding law applied to a matter for a period and this
Schedule applies to the matter afterwards, this Schedule does not require disclosure of any matters to the extent that they have already been disclosed under a corresponding law.
This clause has effect despite any other provisions of this Schedule.
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