Costs and fees
It is a challenge for us to put an affordable price tag on high quality.
Partly because of this, we attach great importance to a transparent fee structure, where all costs and fees are discussed during the initial consultation.
A lawyer’s statement of costs and fees can include three elements: the lawyer‘s fees, court costs and expenses, and fees.
Cost Attorney (ex VAT):
- file creation – one-time: 75,- euro
- correspondence and/or fax: 10.00 euros /unit (letter or fax)
- e-mail traffic : 10 euro/mail
- photocopies: 0.25/unit (copy)
- registered mail : EUR 25 – EUR 50
- travel : 0.65 euro/km.
Court costs and expenses
Court fees and expenses are the costs that the lawyer has had to advance to third parties, such as the bailiff, the court clerk, translators and public agencies. These costs are listed precisely and in detail in the statement of costs and fees.
Honor Roll
The fee is the remuneration for the services rendered by the lawyer, whereby the law firm applies a general rate of 175,- euro ex VAT per hour effectively performed for private persons and 200,- euro ex VAT for legal persons, which can be increased by 50% in case of urgency and/or 50% depending on the exceptional importance of the case. A fixed rate of 10 minutes per letter (dictation) is also applied for standard correspondence, except in the case of substantiated correspondence. The foregoing is subject to deviating agreements with the client.
Advance and interim fee statements
The lawyer may request one or more retainers before the commencement of the engagement and during the course of the case. A retainer or retainer is the lump sum amount paid by the client to the lawyer prior to a detailed statement of expenses and fees. In the final statement of costs and fees, the advances are deducted from the total amount.
Also, depending on the duration, complexity and/or scope of services already provided, interim statements of fees may be drawn up which already include a detailed breakdown of costs and fees.
Payments
The client shall pay advances and the lawyer’s final statement of expenses and fees within seven days of receipt. The lawyer may, if necessary for the proper provision of services, specify a shorter term of payment, giving reasons. If the client does not agree with the requested advance or (interim) statement, he must protest it in writing within fourteen days of receipt.