Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Conditional Costs Agreements) Rule 2022
On 4 July 2022, the Legal Profession Uniform General Amendment (Conditional Costs Agreements) Rule 2022 commenced.
The Rule prohibits the use of conditional costs agreements in relation to proceedings under the Family Court Act 1997 (WA) to ensure consistency with the existing prohibition in relation to proceedings under the Family Law Act 1975 (Cth), set out in s 181(7)(c) of the Legal Profession Uniform Law.