18. Notification of transfer of business

Every limited liability law partnership to which the business of a law firm or law corporation has been transferred must, within 7 days after the transfer, give notice in writing to every client of the law firm or law corporation of the transfer and that with effect from the date of the transfer —

the limited liability law partnership replaces the law firm or law corporation as the provider of legal services to the client;

the possession of any documents held by the law firm or law corporation for or on behalf of that client are transferred to the limited liability law partnership to be held for or on behalf of that client; and

any money or funds held by the law firm or law corporation for or on account of that client are transferred to the limited liability law partnership to be held for or on account of that client.

Every client to whom a notice under paragraph (1) has been given must, if the client objects to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c), notify the limited liability law partnership of such objection within 14 days after the receipt of the notice.

Every client who does not give notice of the client’s objection under paragraph (2) is to be treated as having consented to the matters specified in paragraph (1)(a), (b) and (c).

Every limited liability law partnership to which the business of a law firm or law corporation has been transferred must, within 7 days after the transfer, give notice in writing to every client of the law firm or law corporation of the transfer and that with effect from the date of the transfer —

the limited liability law partnership replaces the law firm or law corporation as the provider of legal services to the client;

the possession of any documents held by the law firm or law corporation for or on behalf of that client are transferred to the limited liability law partnership to be held for or on behalf of that client; and

any money or funds held by the law firm or law corporation for or on account of that client are transferred to the limited liability law partnership to be held for or on account of that client.

Every client to whom a notice under paragraph (1) has been given must, if the client objects to any of the matters referred to in paragraph (1)(a), (b) or (c), notify the limited liability law partnership of such objection within 14 days after the receipt of the notice.

Every client who does not give notice of the client’s objection under paragraph (2) is to be treated as having consented to the matters specified in paragraph (1)(a), (b) and (c).