Attention: only Experts/ Members of LCI
Out of Court
(Querist) 01 August 2011
This query is : Resolved
Dear Members...
Sometimes it happens that the querists send via email/ PM their case details in writing or therewith attached the Court Proceedings papers for the guidance/ advice ...Pursual of the same requires to be printed on papers( that can be less in numbers as 5 pages or may be more than 100 pages) which contributes to monetry burden on experts in taking print outs of the same for reading and advice .... Now a question arises whether in circumsatance aforementioned is it reasonable to ask some money in terms of consultation fee to cover those reasonable expenses? Whether LCI has any provision for the same .. ? Members are requesrted to add this query by their valuable suggestions...
Thanks and Regards
Ajitabha Pandey
Out of Court
A Complete Legal and Paralegal Solutions...
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 02 August 2011
There is no such provision on behalf of LCI in such matter. It is between the querist and expert to decide what to do in such circumstances. LCI should deviate itself in such relationship as it may cause various problems in future. some experts may start demanding their fee for devoting time for personal attension of a problem of individual. So it is better to deal with such expert by querist himself..
Atuliya
(Expert) 02 August 2011
I agree with Mr Makkad LCI should not get involved in this.
If the financial burden is pinching the expert he may respond to the person who has asked the question to meet in person for paid service.
If the person who has asked the question is genuine, has a real problem at hand and is confident about the "experts" ability he / she will have no qualms about making payment towards professional fees.
Else the query any way gets answered with different opinions and options.
Raj Kumar Makkad
(Expert) 02 August 2011
Thanks Mr. Atuliya for seconding my views.
Out of Court
(Querist) 02 August 2011
i am also in tune to the experts hereinabove ...
Out of Court
(Querist) 02 August 2011
Though my query was specific to non litigous works like document review and advice only it do include in itself the litigation fee as in India majority, but not all, of legal practitioner please to advice for free, charging of consultation fee is rarely seen among practitioners and it is also a common fact that advertisement or self praising of their skills are somewhat forbidden in terms of Bar Council of India, thus the practice of charging fee as a whole( includes of consultation added with litigation) when the party signs authorisation ... but in the same context it is also a very common fact that there is no guarantee that the party will definitely seek the services of that consultation giving practitioner and in this circumstances practitioner gets nothing for the services being provided in terms of consultation only .... Now a question arises that ought not every practitioner practising all over India take a common stand over this issue by standardizing necessarily a Nominal fee in terms of consultation fee so that at in every circumstances the practitioner get something for the services on-table consultation/ emails/ pm, but not applicable to open communities queries ...
