Standard contractual terms (2020) applied to commissions accepted by the Law Office Simonen & Savolainen Oy Ltd

Unless specifically otherwise provided in the commission agreement, these standard contractual terms apply to an agreement between the ordering party (hereinafter referred as “the Client”) and Asianajotoimisto Simonen & Savolainen Oy.

THE CONTRACTOR’S CONTACT INFORMATION

Asianajotoimisto Simonen & Savolainen Oy; Business ID 0822906-1; listed in the Register of Law Offices; Address: Kauppakatu 23b A, 80100 Joensuu, Finland; Tel. +358 13 129717; . Asianajotoimisto Simonen & Savolainen Oy will be hereinafter referred to as “the Law Office.”

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMMISSION

The agreed-on attorney’s commission shall be managed professionally and carefully in compliance with the Code of Conduct for Attorneys-at-Law. The Code of Conduct is accessible (also in English) on the web pages of Suomen Asianajajaliitto (Finnish Bar Association) at www.asianajajaliitto.fi/english.

The commission is confidential. Unless otherwise agreed, the Law Office can send unencrypted emails to an email address announced by the Client or used by the Client in the course of the commission, text messages to a mobile phone number used by the Client, and letter mail, with the sender information of the Law Office visible, to a postal or street address used by the Client.

THE CHARGES OF THE LAW OFFICE

For the work done, the Law Office shall charge a fee that accords with the Law Office’s list of service charges in force at the time of carrying out the commission. The fee shall be reasonable and in compliance with the Code of Conduct for Attorenys-at-Law. In addition to the fee, the Law Office may charge expenses brought about by the managing of the commission, such as fees of authorities, travel and accommodation expenses, and postal, telephone, and copying charges. The expenses shall be specified in the invoice unless otherwise agreed with the Client. To cover the fee and the expenses, the Law Office can request the Client in the course of the commission to pay a reasonable retainer.

The Client may be entitled to apply for benefits associated with public legal aid or, possibly, with an insurance for legal costs applying to the case at hand. Unless otherwise agreed, it shall be up to the Client to apply for and receive the benefits. Should a legal aid benefit be granted, then the charging pertaining to legal aid matters shall comply with the law on legal aid matters and the relevant lower-level regulations. As regards the legal costs insurance benefit, the Client shall be responsible for paying the fee and the expenses of the Law Office to the extent not covered by the Client’s insurance company.

TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION AND STATEMENT OF OBJECTIONS

The Client has the right to terminate the commission at any time. The Law Office has the right to withdraw from the commission only in compliance with the Code of Conduct for Attorneys-at-Law. Upon completion of the commission, the commission agreement shall terminate without notice.

If the commission has been confirmed by other means than a signed confirmation of the commission, the Client must present their eventual objections to these terms to the Law Office by email or another written means within 7 days from the sending of the commission confirmation or the beginning of the commission. Otherwise, the Client shall be considered to have accepted these contractual terms.

LIMITATION OF THE LIABILITY, APPLICABLE LAW AND PLACE OF JURISDICTION

For the Law Office and its employees, the maximum total amount of compensation for eventual damages caused in connection with a commission shall be 250 000 euro. Should the damage have been caused by wilful action or gross negligence, then the above-mentioned restriction of liability shall not be applied.