如索涉入一宗傷人案中。由於入息超出法援的入息限制範圍,所以聘用私家律師。經一位事務律師轉介一位大律師,但該事務律師推介的大律師收費很不透明。我想請問一下有沒有一般收費以作參考。從網上得知,大律師的收費因案件的複雜程度,上庭的次數而有多不同,(見下),但律師卻告知我,動輒三十多萬。請問一下,即使資深大律師的收費大約是多少。從律師口中得知,我的案件應只須上庭一天,資深大律師收費三十多萬又是否合理?如對收費不滿,可以如何處理?
How does a barrister charge for attending court?
A barrister's fees for attending court are normally expressed in terms of "brief" and "refresher". A brief fee is the fee for the first day of appearance in court and will normally include the preparation work which includes perusal of documents and research on the law. Such preparation work can take from 1 to several days excluding the first day in court.
A refresher is the fee for each subsequent day of appearance in court until the hearing finishes and is usually much lower than the brief fee. For example, for a barrister who normally charges HK,000 per day, his brief fee will be HK,000 if the case calls for 2 days of preparation (i.e. HK,000 x 2 for preparation plus HK,000 for the first day of court appearance). In this example, the refresher will be HK,000 for each additional day in court.