Terms of Business Avanti Law Firm

Avanti Advokatfirma ApS provides legal advice and is registered with Erhvervs- og Selskabsstyrelsen under CVR no. 44 07 86 78.

Attorney Bartosz Stanislaw is appointed by the Civil Affairs Agency in Denmark and is part of Advokatsamfundet.

The scope of the advice is determined by separate agreement and will at all times be provided in accordance with applicable legislation and ethical rules laid down by Advokatsamfundet.

Our fee in each individual matter will be determined on the basis of our time spent and with regard to the nature, complexity and importance of the matter, as well as the responsibility connected with the matter and the result achieved. In this respect, we aim for the fee to be reasonable in relation to our work in the matter.

VAT is added to the fee, and the fee does not cover any disbursements in the matter, including expenses for travel, larger copying and translation tasks, as well as duties and fees etc. of any kind. Disbursements are charged on account before they are incurred; however, any minor disbursements are charged together with our invoicing of fees.

When the matter is opened, it is assessed whether the client may be entitled to public or insurance-covered legal aid, including fri proces or legal-expenses insurance cover, where this is relevant to the engagement. The client is informed separately of this if such possibilities exist.

Invoicing of fees will take place quarterly at the end of each quarter and upon conclusion of the matter. The fee falls due 14 days after the invoice date. Client funds and deposits are paid into the firm’s client account with Sparekassen Kronjylland, reg. no. 6685 and account no. 0020592753, IBAN: DK8666850020592753, SWIFT: KRONDK22.

The matter is concluded when we have provided the agreed advice.

In addition, the cooperation concerning the matter may at any time be terminated with immediate effect if either party wishes to do so. However, if the cooperation is terminated by us, this will, to the greatest extent possible, be done in such a way that other advice can be sought in due time and without adverse consequences.

Professional liability insurance and guarantee have been provided in accordance with the rules of Advokatsamfundet with HDI GLOBAL SPECIALTY SE, Danish branch of HDI Global Specialty SE, Germany, and cover advice in connection with the practice of law, regardless of where this is carried out.

However, liability does not cover operating loss, loss of time, loss of profit, loss of goodwill or similar indirect losses, and any claim for damages cannot exceed DKK 15 million. Any claim for damages may only be brought against Avanti Advokatfirma and thus not against the owner or any other employees.

Furthermore, liability does not cover loss of funds deposited in the firm’s client account with Sparenkassen Kronjylland as a result of the bank’s bankruptcy or similar circumstances. Pursuant to the Guarantee Fund Act, in the event of banks’ bankruptcy or similar circumstances, coverage is only provided up to EUR 100,000 per client, which includes the client’s possible deposits in the client’s own accounts with the same bank, and Avanti Advokatfirma is not liable for any losses beyond this.

Avanti Advokatfirma is furthermore subject to a number of obligations in relation to, among other things, independence, confidentiality and liability pursuant to Danish legislation and ethical rules laid down by Advokatsamfundet. Particular attention is drawn to De Advokatetiske Regler from Advokatsamfundet, according to which Avanti Advokatfirma must, among other things, observe guidelines with a view to avoiding conflicts of interest, as well as the Anti-Money Laundering Act and related guidance from Advokatsamfundet, according to which Avanti Advokatfirma, in connection with certain transactions, is obliged to identify its clients and, if the client is a company or another legal entity, the underlying beneficial owners, to risk-assess each individual engagement, as well as to retain a copy of photo identification and other relevant personal data for 5 years, forward this personal data to Sparekassen Kronjylland in connection with the client’s payment into the firm’s client account, cf. above, if this is required by the bank, report the client to SØIK in the event of suspicion of money laundering or financing of terrorism, and otherwise delete the data again after 5 years.

Advokatsamfundet is a statutory institution whose articles have been approved by the Ministry of Justice, and which supervises all Danish attorneys. Advokatnævnet is an independent complaints board with competence to handle complaints concerning attorneys’ conduct and fees, including conduct and fee complaints concerning attorneys at Avanti Advokatfirma. Advokatsamfundet and Advokatnævnet have their address at Kronprinsessegade 28, 1306 Copenhagen K. Advokatnævnet’s website is www.advokatnaevnet.dk. Further information about Advokatsamfundet, Advokatnævnet, the ethical rules for attorneys and complaint options can be found at www.advokatsamfundet.dk and www.advokatnaevnet.dk.

Any disputes are governed by Danish law and with Retten I Hillerød as venue.