Fees

The lawyer's fees are the compensation for the legal services rendered for you.

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  • The initial contact aims at identifying your needs and determining if I am the right person to address them.
  • We discuss financial terms from the first meeting.
  • You receive a written price proposal and all the conditions of my intervention.

User Predictability and monthly payment

Not knowing how much your lawyer's intervention will cost can be a source of concern. I offer most of my services at a fixed, all-inclusive rate payable monthly. Therefore, you know exactly what you will pay per month and in total. The number of monthly installments is determined together based on your personal situation and your case (for example, the estimated duration of the court proceedings).

If we choose to work together on an hourly rate basis, my 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.

Briefcase Examples of fixed fee options

The following fixed fee options are provided for indicative purposes only. The amount of fees agreed between the lawyer and the client will depend on the nature of the work to be performed, the financial and moral importance of the case, the nature and extent of the work done, the urgency, the result obtained and the client's financial capacity. VAT is 21%.

Legal proceedings - Contesting a dismissal

(e.g. for serious misconduct, abusive, discriminatory, manifestly unreasonable dismissal)

290 € excl. VAT / month for 24 months (i.e. 6.960 € excl. VAT) + 10% on the net results obtained

  • • Amount covering one degree of jurisdiction
  • • File analysis
  • • Calculation of compensation
  • • Initiating proceedings
  • • Drafting of conclusions
  • • Pleadings
  • • Monitoring of execution
  • • Verification of social documents
  • • Relations with the opposing lawyer and the jurisdiction

As part of the flat fee, I answer all your questions about the ongoing procedure and keep you informed of each step. I strive to be available while preserving the time needed to move forward efficiently on cases.

Billing of hours provided at the agreed hourly rate in case of amicable agreement + 10% on the net results obtained

30-minute "one-shot" consultation - Getting a quick answer to a question

Without document analysis 75 € excl. VAT
With document analysis 200 € excl. VAT

Work regulations

2.000 € excl. VAT

  • • Drafting or updating work regulations
  • • Support in the posting and filing procedure with the labor inspectorate

Shield 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!

Info 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.