Fee recovery assistance for New South Wales Bar Association members

27/03/2020

Members are reminded that the Association’s fee recovery service is available to assist members with recovery from solicitors of unpaid fees which have been outstanding for more than three months. Assistance will generally be offered as follows:

• The Association will write to the solicitor requesting payment.

• In the event that payment is not forthcoming, the Association will telephone the solicitor seeking an explanation.

Requests for fee recovery assistance from the Bar Association should be made to FeeRecovery@nswbar.asn.au and should include the following:

• A brief chronology of events;

• A copy of the costs disclosure and any costs agreement;

• A copy of all invoices rendered; and

• Any relevant correspondence.


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