Our billing strategy is comprised of the following:
Standard rates
Time billing
Retainer
Contingency
Remuneration
We may request our clients to pay funds to “Morgens Lawyers Trust Account”. Those trust moneys will be held in trust for our clients. Such funds are governed by the Trust Account Regulations made under the Lawyers Act 1986. The trust moneys are used or expanded as directed or consented by our clients.
The chargeable disbursements include, printing, photo copy, use of coloured A4 paper, Emails, Emails with attachments, binders, binding combs, envelopes, phone calls, manila folders, dividers, transparent plastic cover page, hard cover page, travel, lawyers allowance, support staff allowance.
We usually invoice (bill) our clients on a monthly basis. In the case of conveyancing matters we invoice our clients at the time when the property transaction is settled. We also do short-term billing for those cases that are completed within 30 days.
The Firm maintains a high standard of confidentiality and ensures that our clients’ interests are protected at all times. The Firm strictly prohibits unauthorised divulgence of solicitor-client privileged information.
The Firm has taken out annual Indemnity Policy with Alpha Insurance Ltd worth K500,000.00. All our lawyers are also indemnified.