Settlement methods:

The most popular settlement methods for legal services are: 

1. flat-rate settlement method

Flat-rate settlement is most often used for less complex matters where the workload is predictable. The client receives information about the cost of the service at the outset - this method, due to its transparency, has many supporters. Settlement of services by means of a flat rate is difficult in case of more complicated orders.

2. Time based settlement method

In case of more complicated orders, a more frequent method of settlement is hourly settlement, which means that the remuneration is calculated on a basis of time spent by the Law Firm working on the matter. Adoption of this method may be preceded by a preliminary evaluation. Hourly settlement method is often used where it is impossible to predict what the final workload will be - this is often possibel in the case of projects which assume long-term, comprehensive actions and where the result depends on many factors (decisions of courts or other bodies, results of negotiations, etc.). The time based method is often chosen in the case of contracts for legal services, concluded for a specified time.

3. Mixed method

It is a payment method that combines the fixed sum and time method. Most often, the base amount is determined between the parties, after an initial valuation of the service. Any additional work, above the agreed rate, is settled by an additional hourly rate. This method allows for flexible shaping of remunatation, where some additional works are neccesary and could not be predicted before or in thae contracts for permanent, legal services. 

Remuneration for conducting court proceedings. 

In case of the our involvement in conducting a case before a court, the principles of remuneration of attorneys are determined mainly by the following legal acts:

- Act of 17 November 1964. - Civil Procedure Code. (you can find the Act here),

- Regulation of the Minister of Justice of 22 October 2015 on fees for legal advisers' activities (the Regulation can be found here),

The rates specified in the Regulation of 22 October 2015 are minimum rates.

The principles of remuneration paid to legal advisers are also set out in the professional regulations applicable to attorney-at-law, in particular in the Code of Ethics of Attorneys at Law  (the Code of Ethics of Attorneys at Law can be found here),