Fees
The lawyer's fees are the compensation for the legal services rendered for you.
Transparency
- The terms and conditions for calculating our fees and the conditions of our services will be provided to you in writing before we begin our work.
Predictability
Not knowing how much your lawyer's intervention will cost can be a source of concern.
We offer our services at an hourly rate or, in certain cases, at a fixed, all-inclusive rate payable monthly.
Therefore, you know exactly what you will pay per month and in total.
If we choose to work together on an hourly rate basis, our services are billed to you each month as the work progresses.
There are no file or office fees except for postal expenses which are re-invoiced at cost.
Costs related to third-party interventions (bailiffs, experts, translators, lawyers specialized in other fields) or court fees (registry fees) are invoiced at cost or directly payable to the intervening third party.
If we choose to work together on an hourly rate basis, our services are billed to you each month as the work progresses.
There are no file or office fees except for postal expenses which are re-invoiced at cost.
Costs related to third-party interventions (bailiffs, experts, translators, lawyers specialized in other fields) or court fees (registry fees) are invoiced at cost or directly payable to the intervening third party.
Get a quick answer to a question - First consultation 45 min - 200 € excl. tax.
The first 45-minute meeting is charged at 200 € excluding VAT. VAT is 21%. Please feel free to bring any documents you consider useful for this initial meeting.
Consider legal protection insurance
Legal Protection Insurance (or "legal defense") can save you a lot of money. Several insurers in Belgium offer legal protection insurance that covers employment-related issues (Ethias, Arag, Das, Arces), whether you are an employee or an employer. If you are not currently insured, you may be eligible for coverage. Be sure to inquire about the waiting period. Insurance coverage is an excellent way to pay for legal fees!
Free legal aid (pro bono)
Legal aid allows everyone to benefit from a free initial legal consultation (first-line legal aid). It also allows qualified individuals to benefit from the free assistance of a lawyer for the handling of a case in all legal matters (second-line legal aid). These lawyers are volunteers. They provide their clients with the same services as in the context of paid legal aid: advice, assistance and representation in the context of judicial or administrative proceedings or in the context of mediation, filing of appeals, etc.
If you would like to find out more or check whether you qualify for second-line legal aid, please consult the Avocats.be website or the website of the legal aid bureau in your region (for Brussels).
For individuals meeting the conditions for second line legal aid, you may request my assistance outside of this framework. Please complete the waiver form here, sign, and return to me.
If you would like to find out more or check whether you qualify for second-line legal aid, please consult the Avocats.be website or the website of the legal aid bureau in your region (for Brussels).
For individuals meeting the conditions for second line legal aid, you may request my assistance outside of this framework. Please complete the waiver form here, sign, and return to me.