Excessive invoice for fees?
November 28, 2011 | 30,00 EUR | answered by Dr. Dr. Danjel-Philippe Newerla
As the managing director of a company, I have instructed a lawyer to collect an uncalled capital contribution in the amount of Euro 4,300. A payment order was issued by default judgment. The opposing party has raised no objections. An enforceable title is available. A bailiff was instructed. In the meantime, the debtor has agreed to pay monthly installments of Euro 400. A written settlement agreement (calculating the term, interest, attorney fees, etc.) has not yet been prepared by the lawyer. The total lawyer fees amount to Euro 1,730 (approximately 31% of the debt including court costs, as well as the costs that the defendant should have paid and are now being claimed by me). The sum seems significantly high to me. Attached are the lawyer's invoices, please review and provide information on the next steps to me. Best regards.
Dear inquirer,
Thank you for your inquiry. I would like to answer it as follows:
Unfortunately, I am unable to view the invoice you attached. Could you please resend it to the email address provided below?
I hope I have been able to provide you with some initial legal guidance and wish you much success and all the best!
I would like to point out the following to you:
The legal advice I have provided is based solely on the information you have provided. My response is only a preliminary legal assessment of the situation and cannot replace a comprehensive evaluation of the facts. Adding or omitting relevant information can result in a completely different legal assessment.
I hope my explanations have been helpful to you. Feel free to contact me through the follow-up option.
Wishing you a pleasant Tuesday afternoon!
Kind regards from the North Sea coast,
Dipl.-Jur. Danjel-Philippe Newerla, Attorney at Law
Stresemannstr. 46
27570 Bremerhaven
kanzlei.newerla@web.de
Fax: 0471/140244
Tel: 140240 or 140241
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