Queensland Consolidated Acts

MOTOR ACCIDENT INSURANCE ACT 1994 - SECT 116

116 Maximum amount of legal costs for claims does not apply to work starting before commencement

(1) This section applies if—

(a) a law practice is retained by a client before the commencement to act in relation to the client’s speculative motor accident claim; and

(b) the law practice continues to have the conduct of the claim on the commencement.

(2) Section 79 does not apply to the legal costs the law practice may charge and recover from the client for work done in relation to the claim.

(3) In this section—

"legal costs" see the Legal Profession Act 2007, section 346.

"speculative motor accident claim" means a claim or potential claim if the right of a law practice to charge and recover legal costs from the client who made the claim for work done is dependent on the client’s success in pursuing the claim.