Legal Profession (Supreme and District Courts) (Contentious Business) Report and Determination 2020
Sets out the legal costs determination for contentious business in the Supreme and District Courts of Western Australia, effective July 1, 2020.
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Legal profession (supreme and district courts) (contentious business) report 2020 made by the legal costs committee under division 5 of part 10 of the legal profession act 2008 (act). This determination comes into operation on 1 july 2020. This determination applies to the remuneration of legal practitioners, clerks and paralegals regarding advice given by legal practitioners in respect of contentious business carried out by legal practitioners in or for the purposes of proceedings before the supreme court of western australia and the district court of western australia.
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