Advocates - Specialized audit Situation
The statutory provisions regulating the handling of client's monies are covered in the advocate's act.
Reason of the rules:
- To need a lawyer to remain client's money separate from his own money;
- To certain about that a lawyer remains adequate records of his transactions because his books show money obtained and paid and balance held on account of each client;
- To make sure that one client's money is clearly differentiate from that of another clients and from any another money passing with the lawyer's accounts.
Broad effects of the rules:
- That money received through a lawyer that does not belong to him should be dealt along with the client account;
- That his own money is remained in an office account.