Brázdil & Brázdilová law firm Ltd.

within the meaning of § 6 of the Act. 136/2010 Coll. on services on the internal market, § 1c, § 18 (4) of Act No. 586/2003 Coll. on advocacy, § 18 of Decree No. 655/2004 Coll. on attorneys' fees and compensation for the provision of legal services, we hereby provide general information:

Brázdil & Brázdilová advokátska kancelária s.r.o., with registered office at Trhová 992/1, Zvolen 960 01, ID No.: 50492934, VAT No.: 2120347361, VAT No.: SK2120347361, registered in the Commercial Register of the District Court of Banská Bystrica, Section Sro, File No. 30402/S. The partners and members of the statutory body are JUDr. Dáša Brázdilová, attorney at law, JUDr. Lukáš Brázdil, LL.M., attorney at law, JUDr. Jozef Brázdil, attorney at law and the cooperating attorney at law is JUDr. Jana Biroščáková, attorney at law.

JUDr. Dáša Brázdilová, attorney at law, member of the Slovak Bar Association, registered in the list of attorneys maintained by the SAK under No. 0013, the academic title JUDr. was awarded to her in the territory of the Slovak Republic
JUDr. Lukáš Brázdil, LLM, Advocate, Attorney at Law, member of the Slovak Bar Association, registered in the list of advocates maintained by the SAK under No. 6322, academic title JUDr. was awarded to him in the territory of the Slovak Republic, academic title LL.M. was awarded to him in the territory of the United Kingdom
JUDr. Jozef Brázdil, attorney at law, member of the Slovak Bar Association, registered in the list of attorneys maintained by the SAK under No. 0010, the academic title JUDr. was granted to him in the territory of the Slovak Republic
JUDr. Jana Biroščáková, advocate, advocate, member of the Slovak Bar Association, registered in the list of advocates maintained by the SAK under No. 2118, the academic title JUDr. was awarded to her in the territory of the Slovak Republic
Contact : tel: +421/ 45 5333 722; e-mail: info@brazdil.sk;

General conditions for the provision of legal aid by lawyers

The advocate and lawyer helps to exercise the constitutional right of natural persons to defence and to protect other rights and interests of natural persons and legal entities in accordance with the Constitution of the Slovak Republic, constitutional laws, laws and other generally binding legal regulations according to his/her conviction and the client's orders. The practice of advocacy is the representation of clients in proceedings before courts, public authorities and other legal entities, defence counsel in criminal proceedings, the provision of legal advice, the drafting of documents on legal acts, the processing of legal analyses, the management of clients' property and other forms of legal advice and legal assistance, if carried out on a regular basis and for remuneration. In the practice of advocacy, an advocate shall be obliged to protect and promote the interests of the client and to follow the client's instructions. An advocate may be represented by another advocate or a law clerk, but shall be liable for damage caused to the client. An advocate shall be bound to maintain the confidentiality of all facts of which he has become aware in the course of the practice of the profession of advocate.

Pursuant to Section 15(1) of the Act No. 586/2003 Coll. on Advocacy "Advocates may, for the purpose of practising advocacy, establish a limited liability company, the object of whose business is the provision of legal services. This limited liability company may not have any other business, its managing directors may only be advocates and it must be insured against liability for damages which may arise in the course of the provision of legal services, with an insurance limit of at least EUR 1 500 000 for each shareholder. Only a lawyer may be a member of a limited liability company. Further information on the practice of advocacy may be obtained from the Slovak Bar Association, Kolárska 4, 813 42 Bratislava. The practice of advocacy is regulated by several legal regulations - Act on Advocacy No. 586/2003 Coll., Decree of the Ministry of Justice of the Slovak Republic No. 655/2004 Coll. No. 655/2004 Coll. on the fees and compensation of advocates for the provision of legal services, the Act on Services in the Internal Market No. 136/2010 Coll., the Advocates' Rules of Procedure, etc.

Fees for legal services

On the basis of the legal aid contract, the lawyer undertakes to provide the client with legal aid and legal services in a legal matter within the meaning of the legal aid contract and the client undertakes to pay the lawyer a fee for this activity in the amount and in the manner according to the relevant provisions of the contract. The lawyer shall provide legal services on a fee basis and shall be entitled to reimbursement of out-of-pocket expenses and compensation for loss of time. The lawyer may require a reasonable advance payment for the provision of legal services. Expenses shall include, for example, travel expenses, postage, translation, depreciation, telecommunications expenses. A lawyer shall be entitled to compensation for loss of time and travel expenses for the time spent travelling to and from his seat when carrying out legal acts away from his seat.

Method of determining an advocate's fee

Under the contract for the provision of legal services, the lawyer may agree on the amount and method of the contractual remuneration, which is determined according to:
a) the number of hours effectively spent on the handling of the case hourly remuneration
b) lump sum lump sum remuneration
c) share of the value of the case share remuneration
d) tariff remuneration
The methods of determining the contractual remuneration as above may be combined.

The acts of legal aid are:

taking over and preparing representation or defence, including the first consultation with the client; making a written submission to a court or other authority on the merits of the case; participating in investigative acts, in taking cognisance of the results of an investigation, search or for proceedings before a court or other authority; in plea bargaining proceedings; in conciliation proceedings; drafting a legal analysis of a case; application for a retrial; appeal; appeal; extraordinary appeal; complaint for breach of law; drafting or substantially re-drafting a pleading; negotiation with the opposing party; application for interim relief; application for security of evidence or inheritance; complaint

Liability insurance

Brázdil & Brázdilová advokátska kancelária s.r.o. is insured by Wüstenrot poisťovňa, a.s. against liability for damage caused in the course of its business (provision of legal assistance under Slovak and European Union law). The insurance covers claims caused and in which the damage occurred in the territory of the Slovak Republic and the European Union.