Professional rules for lawyers in the European Union
The Code of Conduct for Lawyers in the European Union was adopted at the General Assembly of the Council of the Bar of the European Community (CCBE) on October 28, 1988. The current version is from May 19, 2006.
For foreign lawyers who work in Germany, in addition to the national professional law, in particular the Federal Lawyers' Act (BRAO), the law on the activities of European lawyers in Germany (EuRAG) and the regulation on the implementation of § 206 BRAO for lawyers from non-European countries apply . In the case of cross-border activities within Europe, the lawyer must also observe the professional rules of lawyers in the European Union.
The list contains, among other things, rules for behavior towards clients, courts and other lawyers. Its particular aim is to establish uniform rules applicable to every lawyer in the European Economic Area and thus to address the difficulties arising from the concurrent application of several professional rights - in particular in Articles 4 and 7.2 of Directive No. 77/249 / EEC (" Lawyer Services Directive ") as well as in Articles 6 and 7 of Directive No. 98/5 / EC (" Lawyers Establishment Directive ") - to be reduced.
The rules include the prohibition of the quota litis agreement , ie “a contract concluded before the conclusion of the legal case, which makes the fee to be paid to the lawyer dependent solely on the result and in which the client undertakes to unite the lawyer Part of the result to be paid ”.
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- ↑ Council Directive 77/249 / EEC of March 22, 1977 to facilitate the effective exercise of freedom to provide services by lawyers
- ↑ Directive 98/5 / EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of February 16, 1998 to facilitate the permanent practice of the legal profession in a Member State other than that in which the qualification was obtained
- ↑ 3.3. Quota litis agreement