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Entries from January 1970

The Legal Practice Act, 1996 (Vic.) as at 5 April 2005

January 1st, 1970 · No Comments

Here's a .pdf copy of the Legal Practice Act, 1996 (Vic.) as at 5 April 2005 which I think is as at its repeal, but I'm not 100% sure about that.
lpa1996.pdf

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The new r. 3.4.3, Legal Profession Regulations, 2005 (Vic.)

January 1st, 1970 · No Comments

Section 15 of the Legal Profession (Amendment) Regulations, 2007 inserted a new s. 3.4.3 into the Legal Profession Regulations, 2005 (Vic.). This is it, with my parenthesised interpolations:
'3.4.3 Interest on unpaid legal costs
(1) This regulation is made for the purposes of section 3.4.21(4) of the [Legal Profession Act, [...]

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Tags: Legal Profession Act · Professional fees and disbursements · Solicitor client bills of costs