Intro
If there is a dispute about the fee, SRL has the discretion to move the payment of any fee or expense initially deposited into or moved to an SRL operating account to a SRL trust account as appropriate. In determining whether the move is appropriate, SRL will consider whether any claim made by the Client or other person is frivolous.
Scope of dispute
If a dispute is raised about a fee, it will be presumed to relate only to the fee for the next or specified event and not all events unless the circumstances clearly indicate otherwise. Therefore, if SRL moves any part of the payment from an operating account to a trust account, it may only be part of the fee and not the whole fee.
The same principle applies to expenses.
Calculation of amount
If a fee was paid for more than one event, the calculation of the amount to be moved will be the same as that used for the calculation of refunds.