APPROVED
Head of Law Office ¹ 19
"INTERLAWYER"
Moscow Bar "PROTECTION"
August 15, 2003
Vladimir V. Okhramenko
Payment Instructions
On Services Rendered By Law Office #19 “INTERLAWYER”
of Moscow Bar “PROTECTION”
To Legal Entities And Private Individuals,
Moscow
I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.1. The
size of attorney honorarium to be paid by legal entities and private
individuals for provided services shall be defined by Head of the Law
Office (hereinafter: Head of Office) in accordance with the current
instructions and approved by the client and attorney. For tasks of high
level of complication and in case of the client’s particular choice of
attorney the service fee shall be defined by Head of Office and agreed
upon by the client and attorney, according to the rank of attorney, and
shall exceed the tariffs approved by the current instructions. For tasks
that are not stipulated by the current instructions the size of
honorarium shall be defined by both parties.
1.2. Head
of Office and the attorney, assigned with the task, bear full
responsibility for correct definition of honorarium size. Honorariums may
be paid to the office’s bank account or in cash. Head of Office takes
control over proper use of the current instructions.
1.3. In
remote regions fees shall be raised according to the current instructions
or defined by Head of Office and agreed upon by the attorney and the
client.
1.4. The
agreement, which describes the nature and volume of the task assigned to
the Office, the size of attorney honorarium and other expenses related to
the given task, shall be accompanied by a registration card signed by
Head of Office, the attorney and the client.
1.5. Part
of honorarium, which equals to the actual volume of work done, may be
paid as an advance to the attorney upon his/her request and upon the
approval of Head of Office.
1.6. In
case of client’s refusal of attorney’s services the honorarium paid is
kept by the Office. If the attorney is found guilty in failing to accomplish
the task or in raising a conflict between the attorney and the client,
the honorarium is subject to return except for the part that covers the
work actually accomplished. If the task cannot be accomplished due to the
reasons, which do not depend on the Office, the uncovered part of the
honorarium may be returned to the client or transferred to the account of
another attorney upon request. The amount of money subject to deduction
or additional charge shall be defined by Head of Office and agreed upon by
the attorney and the client. In case of revealing the attorney
unconscientiously performing his/her professional duties, Head of Office,
the Bar Presidium, the Chamber of Attorneys and the court shall have the
right to deduct from the honorarium the amount of money, which will be
returned to the client.
1.7. Upon
request of the client the task may be assigned to two or more attorneys,
irrespective of the degree of its complication. The cost of attorney
services in the current instructions is defined in Euro (see Item 2,
Article 317 of Civil Code of the Russian Federation). The payment shall be made in Roubles based on the Central Bank exchange rate as of
the payment day. Value added tax (VAT) is not imposed on legal assistance
services and is not included.
II. LEGAL SUPPORT FOR PRIVILEGED CITIZENS
2.1.
Discounts on legal assistance services shall be provided in cases set
forth by the current legislation of the Russian Federation.
2.2.
Depending on the social status of the client, Head of Office shall have
the right to free the client from the payment burden or to offer an
adequate discount.
III. TARIFFS
A) Verbal
or written consultation
3.1.
Fifteen minutes for legal entities - from 25 to 50 Euro,
3.2. One
hour for legal entities - from 100
to 200 Euro,
3.3.
Fifteen minutes for private individuals - from 15 to 30 Euro,
3.4. One
hour for private individuals - from 60 to 120 Euro.
B)
Long-term legal assistance for legal entities and private individuals
The legal assistance
agreement is a legal, long-term civil agreement-assignment signed between
the client and the attorney for a specified or unspecified term, which
empowers the attorney to represent interests of his/her client and
members of the client’s family in all government entities and other
organizations of the Russian Federation
3.5.
Long-term legal assistance for legal entities - from 5000 to 10 000 Euro;
3.6.
Long-term legal assistance for private individuals - from 3000 to 5000
Euro.
The civil law agreement covers all areas of legal assistance
including all types of counseling, composing
applications, appeals, instructions, orders and other legal documents to
be presented in court on civil, criminal, arbitration, and other cases,
legal document search, etc., except for representing client’s interests
in the court of general jurisdiction, in arbitration courts and
government institutions and engaging in preliminary procedures as a
defender.
C) Civil,
arbitration and administrative cases
3.7. Entry
to the case - from 2000 to 5000 Euro for legal entities,
3.8. Entry
to the case - from 1000 to 2000 Euro for private individuals,
3.9.
Representation in the court, government institutions and other
organizations for legal entities – from 3000 to 10 000 Euro,
3.10.
Representation in the court, government institutions and other
organizations for private individuals – from 2000 to 5000 Euro.
D) Criminal
cases
3.11. Entry
to the case – from 2000 to 5000 Euro for legal entities,
3.12. Entry
to the case – from 1000 to 3000 Euro for private individuals,
3.13.
Representation in the court, government institutions and other
organizations as a defender for legal entities – from 3000 to 10 000
Euro,
3.14.
Representation in the court, government institutions and other organizations
for private individuals – from 2000 to 8000 Euro,
3.15. One
visit to investigative isolation cell (SIZO), temporary maintenance cell
of solitary confinement (IVS) in Moscow – from 100 to 500 Euro, by-hour tariff may be
considered as well.
E) Civil,
arbitration, administrative and criminal property cases
3.16. Entry
to the case - from 2000 to 10 000 Euro for legal entities,
3.17. Entry
to the case - from 1000 to 5000 Euro for private individuals,
3.18.
Representation in court, government institutions and other organizations
for legal entities – from 10 % to 30% of claim in Euro,
3.19.
Representation in the court, government institutions and other
organizations for private individuals – from 5% to 20% of claim in Euro.
F)
Additional holiday charges
3.20. Night
time, holidays and weekends from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. next day –
from 200 to 500 Euro per hour for
legal entities,
3.21. Night
time, holidays and weekends from 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. next day – from
150 to 300 Euro per hour for private individuals.
G) Travel
expenses
3.22. For
criminal, civil, arbitration, administrative and other cases which
require traveling, in excess of honorarium, the following expenses shall
be charged and agreed upon by the parties:
· per diem
(including departure and arrival day),
· taxi services to
and from airport, railway station, river port, or bus station,
· depending on type of transportation: for train – one-way fee shall
not exceed the cost of one compartment seat, for plain – ticket price
shall not exceed the cost of economy class, for water transport – fee
shall not exceed the cost of second class, for bus and taxi – fee shall
not exceed current tariffs used,
· cost of medical
insurance, ticket booking and delivery, hotel room reservation, 1-piece
baggage fee,
· 1-bedroom
accommodation expenses,
· phone calls and
facsimile expenses.
NOTE: Advance
payment shall be made no later than 6 days before departure. All travel
expenses shall be reimbursed within 3 days after attorney’s arrival.
3.23.
Travel expenses shall be paid by the client according to the following
tariffs:
· Moscovskaya oblast – traveling allowance 25-50 Euro +
per diem 25-50 Euro + medical insurance 50-100 Euro,
· Tulskaya, Leningradskaya, Novgorodskaya, Pskovskaya, Vladimirskaya, Smolenskaya
oblasts - traveling allowance 50-100 Euro + per diem 50-100 Euro +
medical insurance 100-150 Euro,
· Subjects of the Russian
Federation - traveling allowance 100-200 Euro + per diem 150-200 Euro +
medical insurance 100-150 Euro,
· Europe, the Americas, Asia -
traveling allowance 200-300 Euro + per diem 250-350 Euro + medical
insurance 200-300 Euro.
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