Why ranges rather than a price per service?

Because two matters with the same name do not take the same work. A range tells you whether the budget is within reach; the exact price is fixed in writing after the free first contact, once I know your situation. It does not change afterwards without your agreement.

Why is the hourly rate not shown?

Because a rate tells you nothing about the total, and it is the total that worries people. Work that does not suit a fixed price is billed by time, with a written estimate and cap in the engagement letter. The rate is given to you with the quote.

What happens if I exceed the hours in my retainer?

They are billed at the rate for your matter, less 10%, and that rate is in the engagement letter. I warn you before any overrun.

Yes, moving up to a higher plan is possible at any time. Unused hours can be carried over to the following month only.

Do the fees include VAT?

No. All amounts are exclusive of VAT. Belgian VAT of 21% applies to clients established in Belgium.

Why does the price depend on where I am established?

A cross-border matter calls for coordination between several legal orders, enhanced due diligence and carries a higher recovery risk. The coefficient is written into the engagement letter and never applies to retainers.

Which matters are not handled?

I act for companies and self-employed professionals. I do not handle personal debt mediation, consumer law on the consumer side, residential leases, criminal law or family law. For those matters, see avocats.be.

Is the consultation report binding on the firm?

It is a written analysis, delivered within 24 working hours. For any instruction, the signed engagement letter governs.

Fees in three ranges, fixed before the work starts

Three ranges per practice area, each with its price range. The exact price is given to you in writing after the free first contact, before any work starts.

Free first contact Go into detail: scoping, €120

Free written first contact, answer within 24 working hours. To go into detail: a 45-minute scoping call with your documents, €120 excl. VAT, deducted if you instruct me within 30 days.

You know the price before the work starts

The exact price depends on your matter. You receive it in writing after the first contact, which is free, and it does not change afterwards without your agreement.

The firm uses artificial intelligence tools for research and first drafts, under a lawyer's control. The time they save is not billed: it is already reflected in these ranges.

Forty-five minutes to scope the matter, €120 excl. VAT

A 45-minute video call, prepaid.
A written report in five points within 24 working hours: the problem as you put it, the options, my recommendation, the budget for what follows, the timing.
If you instruct me within 30 days, the €120 is deducted from the fee.

Free first contact Go into detail: scoping, €120

Free written first contact, answer within 24 working hours. To go into detail: a 45-minute scoping call with your documents, €120 excl. VAT, deducted if you instruct me within 30 days.

Trade marks and designs

Check the nameBefore choosing a name, launching a product or printing a logo.Clearance search and written risk note, Benelux or European Union.€390 to €590
File and protectThe name is chosen and must become enforceable.Search, class strategy, Benelux or EU filing, follow-up to registration, twelve months of watching as an option.€890 to €1,590 + fees
DefendSomeone uses or files a sign close to yours.Documented cease-and-desist letter, opposition before the BOIP or the EUIPO, defence against an opposition.€690 to €2,600 + fees

Copyright

Clarify the rightsA freelancer, an employee or a contractor created code or content for you.Assignment clause or contract, review of existing contracts.Written cap
Respond to copyingYour work is used without permission.Documented cease-and-desist letter for infringement, design filing.From €690
StructureA business that lives from its code or content.Contract audit, assignment agreement, qualification note, tax ruling file with your accountant.On quote

Data and artificial intelligence

Get compliantA website, an app or an AI tool to put in order quickly.Privacy and cookie policies, AI transparency notices, data processing agreement, internal AI use policy.€890 to €1,450
Take stockYou want to know, in writing, where you stand.GDPR and ePrivacy audit, record of processing, impact assessment, AI Act diagnosis for one system, international transfers.€1,500 to €3,400
Compliance programmeSeveral AI systems, NIS2 or a regulated sector.Full AI Act gap analysis, NIS2, implementation plan and follow-up.From €4,000

Technology and commercial contracts

ReviewA contract to sign, or an AI-generated document to check.Critical review up to fifteen pages, risk note and corrections, within 48 business hours.From €490
DraftYou sell a service or software and need your own terms.Non-disclosure agreement, terms and conditions for a website, an online shop or a SaaS, software licence or integration agreement.€390 to €2,300
Equip a SaaSA platform that signs with customers and suppliers.Terms and conditions, data processing agreement, service level agreement, AI clauses, supplier contract review.€3,500 to €4,900

Business law

Chase an unpaid invoiceAn invoice remains unpaid despite your reminders.Formal notice, recovery of an undisputed claim up to handover to the bailiff.From €290
Set up, sellA company to set up, a shareholder coming in or leaving, a business to sell.Incorporation, shareholders' agreement, audit of intangible assets before a sale.On quote
DefendA commercial dispute that can no longer be settled amicably.Proceedings, urgent measures, negotiated settlement.Quote per phase

Monthly support

RetainerLegal questions every month, without opening a file each time.Two to eight hours a month depending on the plan, answers within 24 to 48 hours, contract review, monitoring.€290 to €1,190 a month
Outsourced data protection officerYou must appoint a DPO, or you would rather have one.Mandate held by a certified lawyer, two to sixteen hours a month depending on size and sector.From €390 a month

What is billed by time

Where a matter does not suit a fixed price, it is billed by time. The quote then carries an estimate and a cap the firm will not exceed without your written agreement.

When the work is billed by time	What is written before it starts
Advice, drafting, negotiation and contract review outside a fixed fee	An estimate in hours and a fee cap, in the engagement letter
Litigation: proceedings, hearings, urgent measures, mediation	A quote and a cap per phase, 100% of the phase paid on account
Legal expenses insurance, insurer paying	Written confirmation of cover by the insurer before the file opens
Day assignments: interim in-house lawyer or data protection officer	Day rate agreed at scoping, prior engagement letter

Urgent work, weekend work or travel outside Brussels may carry a surcharge; it is always written into the quote before the work starts.

Clients established outside Belgium

A cross-border matter takes more coordination and more checks. Depending on the country of establishment, a coefficient applies to fees, never to retainers; it is written into the engagement letter. Outside the European Union, the payment on account covers the whole instruction.

Cap, payments on account, settlement

On any instruction billed by time, a fee cap is written into the engagement letter. Beyond it, the hours are not billed. I offer it as a matter of course on any hourly quote above €2,000.

The consultation and fixed fees up to €1,500 are prepaid in full. Above €1,500, a fixed fee is 50% on order and the balance on delivery. In litigation, the payment on account covers 100% of the phase engaged.

Payment by bank transfer, Payconiq or card through the invoice link. No cash. Hourly instructions are the subject of monthly interim statements.

What is not included

All amounts are exclusive of VAT. Belgian VAT of 21% is added for clients established in Belgium.

Disbursements and official taxes remain payable by you and are recharged at cost: BOIP and EUIPO filing, opposition and renewal taxes, Madrid system taxes, bailiff fees, court registry and translation costs.

Frequently asked questions

As a consumer, you have fourteen days to withdraw from a distance engagement, unless you ask in writing for the work to start earlier.

Ranges based on fee schedule 2026.3 of 6 September 2026. Amounts excl. VAT.