Regulation 30
Notification of transfer of business
of Legal Profession (Law Practice Entities) Rules 2015
Subregulation 1
Every law corporation to which the business of a law firm or limited liability law partnership has been transferred must, within 7 days after the transfer, give notice in writing to every client of the law firm or limited liability law partnership of the transfer and that with effect from the date of the transfer —
the law corporation replaces the law firm or limited liability law partnership as the provider of legal services to the client;
the possession of any documents held by the law firm or limited liability law partnership for or on behalf of that client are transferred to the law corporation to be held for or on behalf of that client; and
any money or funds held by the law firm or limited liability law partnership for or on account of that client are transferred to the law corporation to be held for or on account of that client.
Subregulation 2
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 law corporation of such objection within 14 days after the receipt of the notice.
Subregulation 3
Every client who does not give any 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).