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Who owns file notes, solicitor or client?
Record ID:
90634
Format:
LIJ Article
Year:
2022
Author:
Erwin, Carly ;
Subject:
Legal Ethics ; Document Management ; Ownership ; Files ; Clients ; Legal Documents ;
Source:
LIJ (2022) 96 No 1 & 2
Date_of_entry:
18/01/2022
Legislation:
Legal Profession Uniform Law Australian Solicitors' Conduct Rules 2015 (Vic) r 14
Notes:
A recent decision of the Supreme Court of New South Wales considered whether file notes prepared by a solicitor belong to the solicitor or the client -- file ownership, retention and destruction
Section:
Practice
Ethics
Cases:
Alexiou v Alexandra White and ors t/as HWL Ebsworth Lawyers [2021] NSWSC 485 ; Champion v Rohrt (2016) VSCA 2015 ;
Month:
January-February

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