Abu Dhabi: Aya al-Deeb
Women use lawyers if they wish to separate and divorce their husbands, and before filing a divorce case, family guidance centers try to bridge the opinions between spouses and provide guidance and support with the aim of resolving the family dispute between spouses through reconciliation without resorting to the judiciary, but if a woman agrees with a lawyer to file a divorce case in family guidance centers she is reconciling between her and her husband, is this lawyer entitled to his fees?
Lawyer Ali Al-Abadi assured Al-Khaleej that the lawyer is entitled to his fees in the case of divorce if the reconciliation takes place between the spouses, whether this reconciliation takes place in the lawyer’s office when it occurs between the spouses, whether this reconciliation takes place in conciliation and reconciliation centers.
And he said: When a woman turns to us for divorce, the search for reconciliation between her and her husband begins, starting with the law firm, and as far as fees are concerned, they agree with the wife, and if reconciliation takes place or the divorce, the lawyer receives the agreed fees.
He added: Article 30 of the federal law n. 23 of 1991 on the organization of the legal profession provides that if a lawyer concludes a case through conciliation or arbitration, as delegated to him by his client, he has the right to the composition-fees in full, unless otherwise agreed, and if he branches off from cause object of the agreement.. Complaints and actions that have not been noted in agreement, the lawyer has the right to claim the fees.
And it continued: Article 31 of the law provides that if the client dismisses his lawyer without legitimate reason after having performed the assignment entrusted to him, the client is required to pay the full agreed fee, as if the lawyer had terminated the assignment in favor of his client, and if the dismissal took place before the start of the activity entrusted to him, the lawyer deserves a fee, for the effort made in preparation for the start of the activity, not exceeding 25% of the agreed fee.
