Gouldson strives to provide exceptional service and hope that we are meeting your expectations.
If you are not happy with your legal costs you may wish to discuss them with us further or request an itemised bill.
The following avenues are available to you if you wish to dispute a legal bill:
- discussing your concerns with us;
- if the bill you have received is a lump sum bill, requesting an itemised bill;
- applying to have all or any part of our costs assessed under chapter 3, part 3.4, division 7 of the Legal Profession Act 2007. (Time limit: An application must be made within 12 months of receiving our bill or request for payment. An application made outside of this time limit may be allowed by the court or costs assessor after considering your reasons for delay);
- applying to set aside our costs agreement under section 328 of the Legal Profession Act 2007 (Time limit: An application must be made within 6 years of when a cause of action arose to set aside the costs agreement).
For more information about your rights, please visit the Legal Services Commission website at www.lsc.qld.gov.au.
Please contact us if you have any concerns you wish to discuss.