[LEP 78B] Filing of affidavit78B 

78B

(1) Any legal practitioner or law firm who enters into an agreement as provided under section 78 with a client must, within 7 days upon the transfer of the amount to the client under section 78A, file an affidavit in the High Court containing the following particulars—

• (a)Certified true copy of the agreement entered with the client under section 78;
• (b)Documentary evidence of the total amount of any award or settlement or the value of any property recovered in any proceeding or claim by or for on behalf of the client received into the trust account of the legal practitioner or law firm;
• (c)Documentary evidence of the amount of deductions made from the total amount of any award or settlement or the value of any property recovered in any proceeding or claim by or for on behalf of the client; and
• (d)Documentary evidence of the total amount transferred or paid to the client.

(2) Any legal practitioner who fails to comply with the provisions of subsection (1), shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable upon conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to a term of imprisonment not exceeding 5 years, or to both.

[s 78B insrt Decree 53 of 2012 s 4, effective 21 June 2012]