Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980

30 Liability for fees of other solicitor. S

Where a solicitor [F1 or an incorporated practice], authorised by and acting for a client employs another solicitor [F2 or incorporated practice] [F3 or a licensed legal services provider] he [F4 or, as the case may be, it] shall (whether or not he [F4 or, as the case may be, it] discloses the client) be liable to the [F5 employed party] for that [F6 party's] fees and outlays, unless at the time of the employment he [F4 or, as the case may be, it] expressly disclaims any such liability.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words inserted by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73, SIF 76:2), s. 56, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 7(a)

F2 Words inserted by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73, SIF 76:2), s. 56, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 7(b)

F3 Words in s. 30 inserted (2.7.2012) by Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), ss. 123(2)(a), 150(2); S.S.I. 2012/152, art. 2, sch.

F4 Words inserted by Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73, SIF 76:2), s. 56, Sch. 1 Pt. I para. 7(c)

F5 Words in s. 30 substituted (2.7.2012) by Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), ss. 123(2)(b), 150(2); S.S.I. 2012/152, art. 2, sch.

F6 Words in s. 30 substituted (2.7.2012) by Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 16), ss. 123(2)(c), 150(2); S.S.I. 2012/152, art. 2, sch.

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 S. 30 applied (with modifications) (1.10.2004) by The Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (Foreign Lawyers and Multi-national Practices) Regulations (S.S.I. 2004/383), {reg. 13}