Legal Profession Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 7
44. Contentious business agreements
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
Subject to the provisions of any other written law, an advocate and solicitor may make an agreement in writing with his client respecting the amount and manner of payment for the whole or any part of his costs in respect of contentious business done or to be done by him (in this Act referred to as a contentious business agreement) providing that he shall be remunerated by a gross sum, or by a salary, or otherwise, and whether at a higher or lower rate than that at which he would otherwise be entitled to be remunerated.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
Every contentious business agreement shall be signed by the client and shall be subject to the provisions and conditions contained in this
contentious business agreement
“contentious business agreement” means an agreement made in pursuance of section 44;
Part.
Terms defined in s 2
advocate and solicitor
Defined · s 2“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
client
Defined · s 2“client” includes — (a) in relation to contentious business, any person who as principal or on behalf of another person retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, an advocate and solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay an advocate and solicitor’s costs; * Please refer to N 1 ** Please refer to N 2 *** Please refer to N 3…
contentious business
Defined · s 2“contentious business” means business done as an advocate and solicitor in or for the purposes of proceedings begun before a court of justice or before an arbitrator;
contentious business agreement
Defined · s 2“contentious business agreement” means an agreement made in pursuance of section 44;