GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS of BJK Law o.p. d.o.o.
- Status of the Law Firm
BJK Law o.p. d.o.o. (hereinafter referred to as the Law Firm) carries out the legal profession in accordance with the applicable legislation of the Republic of Slovenia and is a member of the Slovenian Bar Association. The Law Firm is entitled to charge its services in accordance with the applicable Attorney Tariff or on the basis of a specific agreement concluded with the client.
- Establishment of the Mandate Relationship
The Law Firm is not obliged to accept any mandate. A mandate relationship shall be deemed established when the Law Firm expressly confirms acceptance of the power of attorney or when it confirms in writing that it has commenced work for the client. In case of doubt, it shall be deemed that no mandate relationship has been established
- Legal Fees and Method of Charging
If no specific written agreement on fees has been concluded between the client and the Law Firm, legal fees and expenses shall be charged in accordance with the applicable Attorney Tariff.
The Law Firm and the client may agree on a different method of charging, in particular hourly billing or a fixed fee. Such agreement may also be concluded by implied consent if the client has been informed in advance of the method of charging and did not object to the commencement of work.
Where an hourly rate is agreed, services shall be charged according to the actual time spent, with the minimum billing unit being fifteen minutes.
Where a fixed fee is agreed, services not included in the fixed fee shall be charged in accordance with the agreed hourly rate or, if no such rate has been agreed, in accordance with the Attorney Tariff.
- Expenses and Advance Payment
The Law Firm is entitled to reimbursement of material expenses in accordance with the Attorney Tariff or as agreed with the client. In addition, the Law Firm may charge flat-rate mailing costs and other necessary disbursements
In the event of late payment, the Law Firm is entitled to statutory default interest and reimbursement of collection costs.
- Invoicing and Payment Terms
Invoices are generally issued on a monthly basis for work performed in the preceding period or upon completion of a reasonably completed part of the services. The payment deadline is eight days from the date of issuance of the invoice, unless otherwise agreed.
In the event of late payment, the Law Firm is entitled to statutory default interest and reimbursement of collection costs.
The Law Firm is a value added tax taxable person, and therefore statutory value added tax shall be added to all charged services and expenses.
The Law Firm reserves the right to unilaterally reduce the charged legal fees, but not to increase them.
- Termination of the Mandate
If the client revokes the power of attorney without justified reason before completion of the matter, the client shall be obliged to pay the fees for services performed and expenses incurred up to the date of receipt of the revocation, unless expressly agreed otherwise.
- Confidentiality, References, and Data Protection
All information and documents provided by the client to the Law Firm or obtained by the Law Firm in the course of performing the mandate shall be treated as confidential.
The Law Firm may disclose the existence and subject matter of an individual mandate solely to the extent necessary for the purpose of verifying potential conflicts of interest.
Unless expressly agreed otherwise, the client agrees that the Law Firm may use individual mandates for reference purposes and may, for such purposes, disclose them to international legal and professional ranking or rating institutions, such as, by way of example, Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000, and Client’s Choice.
Personal data shall be processed exclusively for the purpose of performing the mandate relationship and in accordance with the applicable personal data protection legislation.
- Limitation of Liability
The liability of the Law Firm for any damage incurred by the client in connection with the performance of services shall be limited to the amount of fees paid by the client to the Law Firm for services rendered during the thirty-day period preceding the occurrence of the event giving rise to liability.
The Law Firm shall not be liable for any indirect, consequential, incidental, or special damage, including loss of profit.
The legal profession is insured in accordance with the professional liability insurance.
- Governing Law and Jurisdiction
These General Terms and Conditions of Business shall be governed by the laws of the Republic of Slovenia. Any disputes arising out of or in connection with these General Terms and Conditions of Business shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the competent courts in Slovenia according to the seat of the Law Firm.
SPLOŠNI POGOJI POSLOVANJA BJK Law o.p. d.o.o.
- Status odvetniške družbe
BJK Law o.p. d.o.o. (v nadaljevanju: odvetniška družba) opravlja odvetniško dejavnost v skladu z veljavno zakonodajo Republike Slovenije in je članica Odvetniške zbornice Slovenije. Odvetniška družba je upravičena do zaračunavanja svojega dela v skladu z vsakokrat veljavno Odvetniško tarifo ali na podlagi posebnega dogovora s stranko.
- Nastanek mandatnega razmerja
Odvetniška družba ni dolžna sprejeti mandata. Mandatno razmerje nastane, ko odvetniška družba izrecno potrdi sprejem pooblastila ali ko stranki pisno potrdi, da je začela opravljati delo zanjo. V primeru dvoma se šteje, da mandatno razmerje ni nastalo.
- Odvetniška nagrada in način obračuna
Če med stranko in odvetniško družbo ni sklenjen poseben pisni dogovor o plačilu storitev, se nagrada in stroški obračunavajo v skladu z veljavno Odvetniško tarifo.
Odvetniška družba in stranka se lahko dogovorita za drugačen način obračuna, zlasti za obračun po urni postavki ali pavšalno plačilo. Tak dogovor je lahko sklenjen tudi z molčečim soglasjem stranke, če je bila stranka z načinom obračuna predhodno seznanjena in ni ugovarjala začetku opravljanja dela.
Če je dogovorjena urna postavka, se delo obračunava po dejansko porabljenem času, pri čemer je najmanjša obračunska enota petnajst minut.
Če je dogovorjeno pavšalno plačilo, se storitve, ki niso zajete v pavšalu, obračunavajo v skladu z dogovorjeno urno postavko oziroma, če ta ni dogovorjena, po Odvetniški tarifi.
- Stroški in avans
Odvetniška družba je upravičena do povračila materialnih stroškov v skladu z Odvetniško tarifo oziroma po dogovoru s stranko. Poleg tega lahko obračuna pavšalne stroške pošiljanja in druge potrebne izdatke.
V primeru obsežnejših ali zahtevnejših zadev si odvetniška družba pridržuje pravico zahtevati plačilo avansa.
- Izdajanje računov in plačilni pogoji
Računi se praviloma izdajajo mesečno za delo, opravljeno v preteklem obdobju, ali po zaključku smiselno zaključene celote storitev. Rok plačila znaša osem dni od izdaje računa, razen če ni dogovorjeno drugače.
V primeru zamude s plačilom je odvetniška družba upravičena do zakonskih zamudnih obresti in povračila stroškov izterjave.
Odvetniška družba je zavezanec za davek na dodano vrednost, zato se k vsem zaračunanim storitvam in stroškom prišteje zakoniti davek na dodano vrednost.
Odvetniška družba si pridržuje pravico, da enostransko zniža obračunano nagrado, ne pa tudi, da jo enostransko zviša.
- Prenehanje mandata
Če stranka brez utemeljenega razloga prekliče pooblastilo pred zaključkom zadeve, je dolžna poravnati nagrado za do takrat opravljeno delo in nastale stroške, razen če je izrecno dogovorjeno drugače.
- Zaupnost, reference in varstvo podatkov
Vse informacije in dokumenti, ki jih stranka posreduje odvetniški družbi ali jih ta pridobi v okviru opravljanja mandata, se obravnavajo kot zaupni.
Odvetniška družba lahko razkrije obstoj in predmet posameznega mandata izključno v obsegu, ki je potreben za preverjanje morebitnega konflikta interesov.
Če ni izrecno dogovorjeno drugače, stranka soglaša, da lahko odvetniška družba posamezne mandata uporabi za namen navajanja referenc ter sporoči tudi mednarodnim pravnim in strokovnim ocenjevalnim oziroma rating institucijam, kot so na primer Chambers and Partners, The Legal 500, IFLR1000 in Client’s Choice.
Osebni podatki se obdelujejo izključno za namen izvajanja mandatnega razmerja in v skladu z veljavno zakonodajo o varstvu osebnih podatkov.
- Omejitev odgovornosti
Odgovornost odvetniške družbe za škodo, ki bi stranki nastala v zvezi z opravljanjem storitev, je omejena na višino plačila, ki ga je stranka odvetniški družbi plačala za storitve v obdobju tridesetih dni pred nastankom škodnega dogodka.
Odvetniška družba ne odgovarja za posredno, posledično ali drugo posebno škodo, vključno z izgubljenim dobičkom.
Odvetniška dejavnost je zavarovana.
- Pravo in pristojnost
Za te splošne pogoje poslovanja se uporablja pravo Republike Slovenije. Za reševanje sporov je pristojno stvarno pristojno sodišče v Sloveniji po sedežu odvetniške družbe.