PART XIXCOSTS

Costs of unnecessary employment of solicitor, etc. not to be allowed

90.—(1) No receiver for a patient, other than the Public Trustee or the Official Solicitor, shall, unless authorised by the court, be entitled at the expense of the patient’s estate to employ a solicitor or other professional person to do any work not usually requiring professional assistance.

(2) Where two or more persons having the same interest in relation to the matter to be determined attend any hearing by separate legal representatives, they shall not be allowed more than one set of costs of that hearing unless the court certifies that the circumstances justify separate representation.