Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015 (2015-246) (NSW)

Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015

Chapter 1 Preliminary

Part 1.1 Introduction

1 Citation These Rules may be cited as the Legal Profession Uniform General Rules 2015.

2 Commencement These Rules come into operation on 1 July 2015.

3 Objective The objective of these Rules is to set out provisions contemplated by the Uniform Law (other than provisions that are or may be included in the Admission Rules, the Legal Practice Rules, the Legal Profession Conduct Rules or the Continuing Professional Development Rules).

4 Authorising provision These Rules are made by the Legal Services Council under Part 9.2 of the Uniform Law.

Part 1.2 Interpretation

5 Definitions (1) In these Rules— Australian law relating to the legal profession means— (a) the Uniform Law, these Rules or the Legal Profession Uniform Law Act of a participating jurisdiction, or (b) a corresponding law of a non-participating jurisdiction, or (c) a previous corresponding law of any jurisdiction. commencement day for a participating jurisdiction means the day on which the relevant provision or provisions of the Uniform Law come into operation in that jurisdiction. corresponding disciplinary body, in relation to a designated tribunal, has the same meaning as it has in section 461 of the Uniform Law. itemised bill means a bill that specifies in detail how the legal costs are made up in a way so as to allow costs to be assessed. lump sum bill means a bill that describes the legal services to which it relates and specifies the total amount of the legal costs. Uniform Law means the Legal Profession Uniform Law as applied in a participating jurisdiction. (2) A reference in these Rules to the designated local regulatory authority, when used expressly or impliedly in relation to a provision of the Uniform Law, is a reference to the relevant designated local regulatory authority specified or described under jurisdictional legislation for that provision. (3) A reference in these Rules to the designated tribunal, when used expressly or impliedly in relation to a provision of the Uniform Law, is a reference to— (a) the relevant designated tribunal specified or described under jurisdictional legislation for that provision, or (b) a member or officer so specified or described of such a court or tribunal.