Who will pay the fees charged for the assessment of reasonableness of solicitor and client costs?
Lawyers are required to pay the Public Trustee's fees when they make the online submission seeking the Public Trustee's agreement to the proposed solicitor and client costs and disbursements. Lawyers may recover these fees as disbursements.
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