LCRO 57/2021 FC v HS, FM and QP (8 September 2023) [pdf, 224 KB]
...relationship property proceeding was concluded. [18] This arrangement, referred to by Ms FC as the “deferred fees agreement”, apparently excluded the further $10,000 paid into [Law firm A]’s trust account towards the fees of Mr IR. [19] In its affidavit evidence in the District Court debt recovery action and in response to the complaint, [Law firm A] acknowledged that there was such an arrangement but argued that it was premised on [Law firm A]’s ongoing representation of Ms...