The contract between lawyer and client based solely on an hourly rate is neither clear nor understandable

The Court of Justice of the European Union in judgment C-395/21 of 12 January 2023 ruled that a clause in a contract for the provision of legal services concluded between a lawyer and a client who is a final consumer which fixes the price of such services according to the principle of hourly rates without including further details, does not meet the requirement hat such clauses must have a clear and understandable wording…


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