Договор за правна защита и съдействие – анализ на съдебната практика
CONTRACT BETWEEN ATTORNEY AND CLIENT (case law review)

Author(s): Elka Porominska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Civil Law
Published by: Издателство „Сиби“
Keywords: legal protection contract; lawyer fees; case-law; objection to excessive remuneration; reducing the remuneration; awarding lawyer fees; legal aid
Summary/Abstract: The report addresses the legal nature of the legal protection and assistance contract signed with the lawyer protecting the civil rights. Its regulation could be found in the Law on Obligations and Contracts (LOC) and in the Law on the Bar. An analysis is made of the Cassational case-law on this type of contract. How to prove the costs of a lawyer is also considered. Possibility of reducing the agreed remuneration when challenged in court as well as when awarded by the court under Art. 80 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) or when it is requested under Art. 78, para. 5 CPC (an objection of excess amount). Possibilities for reducing attorney’s fee for legal aid granted under Art. 47 CPC.

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