Regulation 18 Client’s right to require taxation

In any case where there is no such excess as is mentioned in regulation 17(1) and any fees and outlays in respect of the advice or assistance are payable by the client under the provisions of section 11 of the Act or are payable out of any expenses payable to the client or any property recovered or preserved for the client under the provisions of section 12 of the Act, the client may, if he is dissatisfied with the amount of those fees and outlays, require taxation of those fees and outlays by the auditor; the auditor shall tax the fees and outlays allowable to the solicitor in respect of the advice or assistance in accordance with regulation 16, and such taxation shall be conclusive of the amount of the fees and outlays so allowable.

In any case where the fees and outlays allowable to a solicitor in respect of advice or assistance in accordance with regulation 16 are less than any contribution paid by the client under section 11 of the Act, the solicitor shall refund the excess contribution.