Section 61: Miscellaneous provisions as to remuneration for

contentious business (1) Nothing in section 56, 57, 58, 59 or 60 shall give validity to- (a) any purchase or acquisition through other means by an advocate of the interest, or any part of the interest, of his or her client in any suit or other contentious proceedings; (b) any agreement by which an advocate retained or employed to prosecute any suit or other contentious proceeding stipulates for payment only in the event of success of that suit or proceeding; or (c) any disposition, contract, settlement, conveyance, delivery, dealing or transfer which is under the law relating to bankruptcy invalid against a trustee or creditor in any bankruptcy or composition. (2) An advocate may, with respect to any contentious business to be done by him or her, take security from his or her client for his or her costs to be ascertained by taxation or otherwise. (3) Subject to any regulations, upon every taxation of costs with respect to any contentious business, the taxing officer may- (a) allow interest at such rate and from such time as he or she thinks just on money disbursed by the advocate for the client, and on money of the client in the hands of, and improperly retained by the advocate; (b) in determining the remuneration of the advocate, have regard to the skill, labour and responsibility involved in the business done by him or her.