Our fees

Our fees are determined by agreement with you. You will only pay what you have promised. The agreement can be signed on paper or with a remote electronic signature. We practice three types of fees:

Flat fee:

In most cases, we can agree to set the fees on a flat-rate basis, so that they do not vary depending on the time the lawyer will have spent on your case. This is the most predictable formula, both for you and for us. The agreement that will be proposed to you will stipulate the basic flat-rate fee, with an indication of the services included, and the additional flat-rate fees, determined in advance and on a flat-rate basis for each additional diligence that may be necessary and that you may request during the case. The basic flat fee is due in all cases, the additional flat fees are due only if you have requested or agreed to an additional petition, application, etc.

The indicative grid of flat-rate fees will be posted soon on this page.

Hourly rate:

In cases where it is not possible to predict in advance the volume of work required, we will not offer you a flat fee that is not based on any predictable estimation. We will charge you very precisely for the time actually worked on your case. Our basic hourly rate is €200 excluding VAT, but it can be reduced or increased depending on the foreseeable complexity of the case. When we agree together that the fees will be charged to the time spent, we inform you about the foreseeable time that each stage of proceedings can take, and about a predictable range of fees (budget).

Contingency fees:

In some cases, we may offer you to agree on an additional contingency fee. The contingency fee is calculated as a percentage of the gain or of the savings provided by our work. It can also be determined according to a certain non monetary advantage provided to you. It is a supplement that can be added to the basic fees, whether they are flat or hourly. French law and the rules of our profession prohibit us from accepting a case with only the contingency fee, without any diligence fees.

Regardless of the fee formula, all or part of your legal costs can be financed by third parties:

Legal protection: if you have legal protection insurance, your insurer can advance or reimburse all or a part of our fees and other legal costs. Despite this financial support, the client remains free to choose his lawyer who cannot be imposed by the legal protection insurer.

Reimbursement of attorney's fees by the losing party: as a general rule, the person who loses a trial must reimburse the other party for all the legal costs charged, as well as a certain amount, determined by the judge, of attorney's fees.