Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A law practice
must give a client, on reasonable request —
(a) a
written report of the progress of the matter in which the law practice is
retained by the client; and
(b) a
written report of the legal costs incurred by the client to date, or since the
last bill (if any), in the matter.
(2) A law practice may
charge a client a reasonable amount for a report under subsection (1)(a)
but must not charge a client for a report under subsection (1)(b).
(3) A law practice
retained on behalf of a client by another law practice is not required to give
a report to the client under subsection (1), but must disclose to the
other law practice any information necessary for the other law practice to
comply with that subsection.
(4)
Subsection (3) does not apply if the other law practice ceases to act for
the client in the matter when the law practice is retained.