As of 1 July 2015, all costs incurred under the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) 2014 (LPUL) (known as “Uniform Law Costs” – costs for which the lawyer was incurred after 1 July 2015) or the Legal Profession Uniform Law Application Act 2014 (hereinafter referred to as “ordered costs” – costs payable in proceedings commenced after 1 July 2015) will be assessed: in accordance with the principles of § 172 paragraph 1 LPUL. (1) “When charging court fees, a law firm shall charge fees that are no more than just and reasonable in all circumstances and that, in particular: At present, it is not necessary to consider other factors to be taken into account in determining the reasonableness of the costs referred to in section 172, Paragraph 2. It immediately becomes apparent that the test to be applied is formulated in a language different from that of sections 363 and 364 of the Legal Professions Act 2004 (Legal Professions Act 2004). The general principles of statutory interpretation suggest that this requires a different interpretation.
Section 172 of the Legal Profession Uniform Law (Nsw) 2014
