Principles of conduct

At the firm, mutual trust between lawyer and client is of essence. We offer diligent advice and advocacy, keeping clients informed and avoiding conflicts of interest to preserve professional secrecy.

Advice and commitment to the client

The Firm's activity is aimed at providing clients with legal advice and solutions of the highest quality and added value, based on ethical principles and offered through an agile and effective service, with the maximum commitment to their interests. This obliges us to:

  • Understanding clients needs in order to
  • provide with constant dedication,
  • Maintain a high level of technical rigour, and
  • without diminishing our independence, maintain a high degree of commitment to their interests.

Deontological principles

The Firm applies internal policies that often go beyond those provided for in a minimum or basic manner by the deontological rules generally applicable to the legal profession. These policies are constantly updated and are mandatory.

Likewise, he may abstain or cease to intervene when discrepancies arise with the client, provided that circumstances arise that may affect his full freedom and independence in the defence or the obligation of professional secrecy.

The Firm has established solid principles in terms of conflicts of interest. The principles of independence and loyalty, which govern the profession of lawyer, prevent the acceptance of matters that may conflict with the interests of clients. The Firm has a conflict-check procedure that seeks to detect and solve any possible conflict situation before firmly accepting the assignment.

Confidentiality and professional secrecy are some of the main ethical obligations of the legal profession. All those who work in the firm, whether or not they are lawyers, are obliged to maintain total confidentiality regarding the information derived from the advice provided to clients. To this end, the firm has confidentiality and personal data protection rules.

Obligations to the client

The Firm is obliged to inform the client, even in writing, when requested by the client, in the same way:

  • Their opinion on the possibilities of their claims and the foreseeable outcome of the case. Approximate amount, as soon as possible, of the fees, or the bases for their determination.
  • All those situations that could apparently affect their independence, such as family, friendship, economic or financial relations with the opposing party or their representatives.
  • La evolución del asunto encomendado, resoluciones transcendentes, recursos contra las mismas; posibilidades de transacción, conveniencia de acuerdos extrajudiciales o soluciones alternativas al litigio.
  • The obligation, while the defence is being assumed, to carry it out in its entirety, enjoying full freedom to use the means of defence, provided that they are legitimate and have been obtained lawfully, and do not have the exclusive purpose of unjustifiably delaying the lawsuits.
  • The documentation received from the client will always be available to the client, and the lawyer may not in any case retain it, not even under the pretext of having outstanding payment of fees. However, we may keep copies of the documentation.