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It appears that there has been no default, negligence, improper delay, or other conduct on his part affording reasonable ground to the client for such change of solicitors.
45. Except as in this Ordinance provided, the bill of a solicitor for the amount due under an agreement made in pursuance of the provisions of this Ordinance shall not be subject to any taxation or to the provisions of the Solicitors Act, 1843, mentioned in section 51, or of section 48 of this Ordinance respecting the signing and delivery of the bill of a solicitor.
Miscellaneous provisions.
[33 & 34 Vict. c. 28 s. 15.] [16 & 7 Vict. c. 73.]
46. A solicitor may take security from his client for his future costs, to be ascertained by taxation or otherwise.
[33 & 34 Vict. c. 28 s. 16.]
47. Whenever any judgment or order has been made for payment of costs in any action and such action afterwards becomes abated, it shall be lawful for any person interested under such judgment or order to revive such action, and thereupon to prosecute and enforce such judgment or order, and so on from time to time as often as any such abatement may happen.
[38 & 39 Vict. c. 79 s. 2.]
48. It shall be lawful for the Court to authorise a solicitor to commence an action for the recovery of his costs against the party chargeable therewith and also to refer his bill of costs and the demand of such solicitor thereupon to be taxed, although one month may not have expired from the delivery of the bill of costs, on proof, to the satisfaction of the Court, that there is probable cause for believing that the party chargeable therewith is about to quit the Colony or to become a bankrupt or a liquidating or compounding debtor, or to take any other steps or do any other act which, in the opinion of the Court, would tend to defeat or delay such solicitor in obtaining payment.
49. Any solicitor to whom, either alone or jointly with any other person, a mortgage is made, or the firm of which such solicitor is a member, shall be entitled to receive, for all business transacted and acts done by such solicitor or firm in negotiating the loan, deducing and investigating the title to the property, and preparing and completing the mortgage, all such usual professional charges and remuneration as he or they would have been entitled to receive if...
* As amended by No. 63 of 1911. As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
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Miscellaneous provisions.
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* As amended by No. 63 of 1911. As amended by No. 62 of 1911.
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