Bills by email
Monday 06 February 2012
My client has asked me to send bills to him by email. Can I do this?
Yes, section 69(2C) Solicitors Act 1974 (as amended by the Legal Services Act 2007) provides that a bill is properly delivered if it is delivered through an electronic communications network and the client has indicated his willingness to accept delivery of a bill in the form and manner used. The bill should be signed either by the solicitor or on his behalf by an employee authorised by the solicitor to sign the bill. The bill can be signed with an electronic signature.
For more information, please see the booklet produced by the Law Society's Practice Advice Service called Non-contentious Costs.
