Commission on Legal Fees

Upon request, the Commission on Legal Fees will render non-binding opinions regarding the appropriateness of legal fees and costs invoiced by members of the Zurich Bar Association. Where both parties agree, the Commission will arbitrate disputes relating to legal fees and costs.

Please send your inquiry written by mail (no e-mail accepted) to the address of the president of the Commission on Legal Fees.

The inquiry must be accompanied by the detailed fee invoice, which is objected to. The inquiry must show which invoice items are objected to and for what reason, or why the invoice as a whole does not correspond to the agreement or explanation of the fee made at the beginning of the mandate. The reasonableness of the time spent shown as well as alleged deficiencies in the lawyers work are only the subject of the assessment by the Commission of Legal Fees in blatant and obvious cases.

The Commission of Legal Fees is not a court that makes a binding decision on a disputed case, but an arbitration body. After hearing both parties, it can make a written recommendation for an amicable settlement or conduct a settlement negotiation with the parties. If the application for an assessment of a fee note is submitted by the client, the procedure is free of charge.