Legal Profession Act 1966 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 8 · Remuneration Received by Singapore Law Practices or Solicitors, or in Respect of Practice of Singapore Law
111. Agreement as to costs for contentious business
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Subject to the provisions of any other written law, a solicitor or law corporation or limited liability law partnership may make an agreement in writing with any client respecting the amount and manner of payment for the whole or any part of his, her or its costs in respect of contentious business done or to be done by the solicitor or law corporation or limited liability law partnership, either by a gross sum or otherwise, and at either the same rate as or a greater or a lesser rate than that at which the solicitor or the law corporation or limited liability law partnership would otherwise be entitled to be remunerated.
solicitor
“advocate and solicitor”, “advocate” and “solicitor” mean an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
Every such agreement must be signed by the client and is subject to the provisions and conditions contained in this Part.
client
“client” includes —(a)in relation to contentious business — any person who, as a principal or on behalf of another person, retains or employs, or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, and any person who is or may be liable to pay the costs of a solicitor, law corporation or limited liability law partnership; and(b)in relation to non-contentious business —(i)any person who, as a principal or on behalf of another, or as a trustee, an executor or an administrator, or in any other capacity, has power (express or implied) to retain or employ, and retains or employs or is about to retain or employ, a solicitor, law corporation or limited liability law partnership; and(ii)any person for the time being liable to pay a solicitor, law corporation or limited liability law partnership for his, her or its services any costs;
This section does not apply to an agreement which is a conditional fee agreement that complies with Part 8A.