(1)  A claim may be made about a law practice’s default despite a change in the status of the practice or the associate concerned after the occurrence of the act or omission giving rise to or constituting the default.

(2)  A claim that has been made is not affected by a later change in the status of the practice or associate.

(3)  For the purposes of this section, a change in status includes –

(a) a change in the membership or staffing or the dissolution of the practice (in the case of a partnership); and

(b) a change in the directorship or staffing or the winding-up or dissolution of the practice (in the case of an incorporated legal practice); and

(c) the fact that the associate has ceased to practise or to hold an Australian practising certificate (in the case of an associate who was an Australian legal practitioner); and

(d) the death of the associate (in the case of a natural person).