The relationship between the lawyer and his client under the contract of mandate

Relationship between client and attorney-at-law according to mandate contract Resume This thesis examines the legal relationship between a client and an attorney-at-law who conclude a mandate contract. Its aim is to characterize the most important rights and obligations which arise in such a relationship in accordance with valid Czech legislation, judicial decisions and disciplinary practice of the Czech Bar Association. The thesis begins with a description of the special role of attorneys-at-law in the market of legal services among other professions that are involved in provision of these services. Then it focuses on the legal nature of a commercial mandate contract, its comparison with a civil mandate contract according to Czech law, and examines whether such differences in fact have any impact on the rights and obligations in the client and attorney-at-law relationship. After a short analysis of the possible legal causes of a creation of the legal relationship between a client and an attorney-at-law and I focus on the different rights and obligations which are the content of the relationship. I start with a description of the attorney's-at-law right for remuneration and the limits of this right, where I notice the different legal views towards a success fee. Then I explain the attorney's-at-law duty to..