Applications between client and practitioner
131 Applications between client and practitioner
A client or former client of a practitioner may apply to the Court or a judge for an order against the practitioner for the delivery of a cash account, the payment of money or the delivery of securities.
On hearing an application, the Court or a judge may – order the practitioner to deliver to the applicant a list of the money or securities in the custody or control of the practitioner on behalf of the applicant; or order the practitioner to bring into Court the whole or any part of that money or those securities; or in the event that the practitioner asserts a claim for costs, make any provision for the payment or security of those costs or the protection of any practitioner's lien, as may be appropriate.
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