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Published: 25 September 2025 | Reviewed: 26 September 2026This page explains where Clean Law’s role begins and ends, and how we stay independent. It also provides a link to download the full policy PDF.
Download full policy (PDF): Advocacy Boundaries & Independence Policy
Paramount duty
Our first and paramount duty is to the Court and the administration of justice. Within that duty, we act for our clients diligently and independently.
What we do (client-side role)
Settlement strategy, timing and agreed client-side oversight.
Escrow and stage-based funding within the signed arrangements.
Structured file portability at defined stages.
What we don’t do
Contested courtroom advocacy (trials, defended hearings, cross-examination).
Act as both oversight lawyer and courtroom advocate in the same matter.
Limited appearances (narrow and time-boxed)
In limited circumstances, Clean Law may make a procedural or temporary appearance where necessary to preserve a client's position before a separate courtroom lawyer is appointed.
Any such role is narrow and temporary. If Clean Law appears urgently, it does not remain both courtroom advocate and oversight lawyer in the same matter once the urgency passes.
How independence is protected
For a detailed statement of how Clean Law, clients, and courtroom lawyers work together within NSW legal standards, see our Two-Lawyer Representation.
Independence is also supported by:
no referral fees or profit-sharing
stage-based escrow within the signed arrangements
structured portability of completed-stage materials
See also: Two-Lawyer Collaboration & Escrow Oversight Statement
Engagement and scope
Your costs agreement records the scope of Clean Law’s role, any narrow authority to appear, the applicable escrow and stage arrangements, and the requirement for separate courtroom representation in contested matters.