Rule 15 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 15 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part III (Trust accounts). It provides as follows: Where a legal practitioner holds or receives a cheque or draft which includes money subject to a trust or trusts of which the solicitor is solicitor-trustee: (a) he shall…

Rule 14 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 14 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part III (Trust accounts). It provides as follows: There may be paid into a trust bank account: (a) money subject to the particular trust; (b) such money belonging to solicitor trustee or to a co-trustee of his…

Rule 13 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 13 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part III (Trust accounts). It provides as follows: Subject to the provisions of Rule 19 of these Rules. every solicitor-trustee who holds or receives money subject to a trust of which he is solicitor- trustee, other than…

Rule 12 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 12 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: Nothing in these Rules shall deprive a legal practitioner of any recourse or right, whether by way of lien, set-off, counter-claim, charge or otherwise, against moneys standing to the…

Rule 11 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 11 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: A written intimation of the amount of a legal practitioner’s costs incurred and a notification to a client that money held for him will be applied as mentioned in…

Rule 10 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 10 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: (1) Every legal practitioner shall at all time keep properly written up such books and accounts as may by necessary: (a) To show all his dealings with:(i) Client’s money…

Rule 9 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 9 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: (1) Notwithstanding the provisions of these Rules, a legal practitioner shall not be under obligation to pay into a client account client’s money held or received by him: (a)…

Rule 8 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 8 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: (1) No money drawn from a client account under sub-paragraph (ii) or sub-paragraph (iv) of paragraph (a), or under paragraph (c) of Rule 7 of these Rules shall be…

Rule 7 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 7 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: There may be drawn from a client account: (a) in the case of a client’s money:(i) money properly required for a payment to or on behalf of the client;…

Rule 6 Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 Rule 6 of the Legal Practitioners’ Accounts Rules 1964 is under Part II (Client accounts). It provides as follows: No money other than money which, under the foregoing Rules a legal practitioner is required or permitted to pay into a client account shall be paid into a client…