accountant's lien
accountant's lien noun: the right of an accountant to retain a client's papers until the accountant's fees have been paid.
Noun
accountant's lien (plural accountant's liens)
- The right of an accountant to retain a client's papers until the accountant's fees have been paid.
- A recent decision from New South Wales suggests, however, that in the absence of some contractual prohibition the benefit of a possessory lien (in this case, an accountant's lien over his client's papers) may be assigned to a third party, along with the debt.1994, Michael Gillooly, chapter 5, in Securities over Personalty, →ISBN, page 140
Forms of accountant's lien
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Questions about accountant's lien
- What does accountant's lien mean?
- Accountant's lien means the right of an accountant to retain a client's papers until the accountant's fees have been paid.
- What part of speech is accountant's lien?
- Accountant's lien is a noun.
- What is the plural of accountant's lien?
- The plural of accountant's lien is accountant's liens.
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