Legal Profession Act · 2022 Revised Edition · Part 7
50. Security for costs and termination of retainer
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
An advocate and solicitor may take security from his client for his costs, to be ascertained by taxation or otherwise, in respect of any contentious business to be done by him.
advocate and solicitor
“advocate and solicitor” means an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
If an advocate and solicitor who has been retained by a client to conduct contentious business requests the client to make a payment of a sum of money, being a reasonable sum on account of the costs incurred or to be incurred in the conduct of that business and the client refuses or fails within a reasonable time to make that payment, the refusal or failure is deemed to be a good cause whereby the advocate and solicitor may, upon giving reasonable notice to the client, withdraw from the retainer.
client
“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…
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;