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Form 1 – Disclosure of costs to clients (regulation 59).

Legal costs – your right to know

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You have the right to…

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  • negotiate a costs agreement with us

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  • receive a bill of costs from us

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  • request an itemised bill of costs after you receive a lump sum bill from us

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  • request written reports about the progress of your matter and the costs incurred in your matter

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  • apply for costs to be adjudicated within 6 months if you are unhappy with our costs

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  • apply for the costs agreement to be set aside

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  • make a complaint to the Legal Profession Conduct Commissioner (if you believe there has been overcharging)

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  • accept or reject any offer we make for an interstate costs law to apply to your matter

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  • notify us that you require an interstate costs law to apply to your matter

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For more information about your rights, please read the fact sheet titled Legal Costs – your right to know. You can ask us for a copy or obtain it from the Law Society of South Australia – www.lawsocietysa.asn.au.

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