(i) money properly required for a payment to or on behalf of the client;
(ii) in the case of solicitor trust money, money properly required for a payment in the execution of the particular trust;
(iii) money properly required for or towards payment of debt due to the solicitor from t he client or in reimbursement of money expended by the solicitor on behalf of the client;
(iv) money drawn on the client's authority; and
(v) money properly required for or towards payment of the solicitor's costs where a bill of costs or other written intimation of the amount of the costs incurred has been delivered to the client and the client has been notified that money held for him will be applied towards or in satisfaction of such costs;
(b) in the case of trust money -
(i) money properly required for a payment in the execution of the particular trust;
(ii) money to be transferred to a client account in the execution of the particular t rust; and
(iii) money to be transferred to a separate bank account kept solely for the money of t he particular trust;
(c) such money, not being money to which either paragraph (a) or (b) applies, as may have been paid into the account under paragraph (b) or (d) of rule 4; and
(d) money which may by mistake or accident have been paid into the account in contravention of rule 6;
Provided that in any case under paragraph (a) or (b) the money so drawn shall not exceed the total of the money held for the time being in such account on account of such client or trust.
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International Malaysia Law Conference (26 to 28 Sept 2012) Hurry up! The countdown continues and the current promotion rate ends 30 June 2012. Don't miss what is going to be the best conference in the region! On top of that, if you sign up with 5 or more people from the same organisation, we will give you a 10% group discount. Click on the link above to register.
Dialogue with Criminal Law Practitioners (26 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council, this dialogue will take place at 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Raja Aziz Addruse Auditorium, Bar Council, on 26 May 2012 (Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.
Conference on Competition Law (31 May 2012) Organised by Bar Council with the support of LexisNexis, this conference will take place at 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, at Renaissance Kuala Lumpur Hotel, on 31 May 2012 (Thursday). For more details or to register, please contact Vilashini Vijayan (03-2050 2095; vila@malaysianbar.org.my). Click on the link above for more details.
Talk on What Clients Want (7 June 2012) Organised by the KL Bar Practitioners' Affairs Committee, the talk, presented by Ong Eu Jin, will take place at 5:00 pm, at the KL Bar Auditorium, on 7 June 2012 (Thursday). Click on the link above for more details.
4th LAWASIA Family Law Conference, Penang (13 and 14 July 2012) Supported by Penang Bar Committee and the Malaysian Bar, this conference, themed “The New Global Family: Emerging Trends and Challenges to Family Practice”, will take place at Traders Hotel, Penang, on 13 and 14 July 2012 (Friday and Saturday). Click on the link above for more details.