The only thing I can think of is that the client could argue that he is holding the money on trust for the LA, or that he does not have the beneficial interest.
However, I would only consider such an argument if there was a genuine and arguable case for with-holding the money in the first place (other than "I don't think it's fair", etc). The argument might carry greater weight if he has been putting the money into another account to seperate it out from his own money.
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