Solicitor and client costs—statute bills

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Practice notes

Solicitor and client costs—statute bills

Copyright © 2025 LexisNexis

Produced in partnership with 4 New Square

Practice notes
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This Practice Note provides guidance on what a statute bill is and what is required for it to be compliant based on the express and implied requirements. It considers delivery of interim statute bills by agreement, the circumstances where there is ambiguity in the retainer as to whether a bill rendered is interim or not and whether a solicitor is entitled to deliver interim statute bills if a ‘natural break’ occurs prior to the conclusion of the matter. It also examines the different requirements including delivery, need for narrative information and the treatment of disbursements.

References

The Solicitors Act 1974 (SA 1974) is referred to as SA 1974 in this Practice Note.

The terms 'bill' and 'invoice' are often used interchangeably. In this Practice Note the term 'bill' is largely used, being the same term used in SA 1974.

What is a statute bill?

A solicitor’s invoice will only be a ‘statute bill’ if it complies with the requirements of SA 1974, s 69. This is important because no claim may be brought by a solicitor to recover

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