Terms of Engagement

 

Unless otherwise expressly agreed, the following terms and conditions apply to all cases.
All employees with the law firm are covered by the code of conduct and ethics and all legislation regarding legal process.

Receiving the case

Upon receiving a case, the law firm makes sure that there is no conflict of interest or disqualification before taking on the case.

Our law firm is subject to the Danish Act on Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing and is obliged to gather and store the clients’ personal information.

Fees

The hourly fee for my legal assistance is DKK 2,500 with the addition of 25% VAT, in total DKK 3,125.

The hourly fee for my employed law students is DKK 400 with the addition of 25% VAT, in total DKK 500.

The hourly fee for my academic staff is DKK 800 with the addition of 25% VAT, in total DKK 1,000.

In addition, the significance of the case, the responsibility associated with the work and the result obtained will affect the final price.

Case related costs and expenses are paid on an ongoing basis by the client during the case. The client may be charged an account fee. Interim fees and case-related costs are client funds and treated accordingly.

All client funds are subjects to the rules of The Danish Bar and Law Society regarding client accounts and will be deposited on a separate account.

The law firm’s  account is

Danske Bank, Holmens Kanal 12,

DK-1092 Copenhagen

Registration number 4180

Account number 10001471

IBAN 05 3000 0010001471

Client account is:

Registration number 4180

Account number 3330403713

IBAN  43 3000 3330 4037 13

Confidentiality

All employees at the firm are obliged to treat all information received by or regarding a client in absolute confidence. This obligation is without a time limit.

Responsibility

Our law firm has a statutory insurance at HDI Danmark.

All legal advice is attached to a specific case and the law firm does not assume responsibility if the advice is used in any other context.

Copyright

Our law firm stores all documents for at least five years from case closure. Original documents are handed out to the client at case closure.

Our firm grants the client necessary rights to the specific material produced by the firm in connection with the case. By default, the firm retains copyright and other intellectual property rights in respect to the material and work developed, designed and produced or otherwise created by the firm.

According to the law on Preventive Measures against Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism, our law firm is obliged to collect and store clients’ personal data for five years.

The law obliges our firm to investigate transactions if there is a suspicion that there is a link to money laundering or financing of terrorism. If so, the firm is obliged to notify the Money Laundering Secretariat or the Bar Association

Membership at The Danish Bar and Law Society

Advokat Majken Johansen is a member of The Danish Bar and Law Society.

The law firm is submitted to the general rules of The Danish Bar and Law Society.

Data protection

You can complain about my processing of data to:

Datatilsynet

Carl Jacobsens Vej 35

DK-2500 Valby

Phone number 33 19 32 00