Consider Custom

NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 20

Consider Custom

= Q.: Can a solicitor legally 1 I charge a procuration fee. I bor- | | rowed £500 and was charged | | £5 procuration fee as well as | | solicitor's fee £5, together with 1 = out •of • pocket expenses? — i | "R.M.F." (Te Awamutu). J I A.: In default of an express I | agreement by the client to pay, | = the solicitor cannot recover the • | | procuration fee unless possibly f | he can show that it is the cus- 1 I torn of the particular district to = | charge such fees. In New Zea- | | land generally it is not the prac- 1 | tice for solicitors to charge such 1 | fees, but it is understood that a 1 | different practice prevails m 1 | Auckland. | Tllllllll!IIIIIIUIIIIII!llllllllllllllllllllMlllll!|ll!lllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!IIIIIIIUIIIl§