# Solicitors Act 1974, Section 65: Security for costs and termination of retainer.

Extent: E+W

(1) A solicitor may take security from his client for his costs, to be ascertained by assessment or otherwise, in respect of any contentious business to be done by him.
(2) If a solicitor who has been retained by a client to conduct contentious business requests the client to make a payment of a sum of money, being a reasonable sum on account of the costs incurred or to be incurred in the conduct of that business and the client refuses or fails within a reasonable time to make that payment, the refusal or failure shall be deemed to be a good cause whereby the solicitor may, upon giving reasonable notice to the client, withdraw from the retainer.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/47/section/65 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/solicitors-act-1974/section-65
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