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
115. Change of solicitor after agreement
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If, after an agreement under section 111 has been made, the client changes the client’s solicitor before the conclusion of the business to which the agreement relates (which the client may do despite the agreement) the solicitor who is a party to the agreement is deemed to have become incapable to act under it within the meaning of section 114.
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;
Upon any order being made for assessment of the amount due to that solicitor in respect of business done under the agreement, the court is to direct the Registrar to have regard to the circumstances under which the change of solicitor has taken place.
solicitor
“advocate and solicitor”, “advocate” and “solicitor” mean an advocate and solicitor of the Supreme Court;
Upon such assessment, the solicitor is not to be deemed to be entitled to the full amount of the remuneration agreed to be paid to him or her unless it appears that there has been no default, negligence, improper delay or other conduct on his or her part affording reasonable ground to the client for the client’s change of solicitor.