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Fees &
Transparency

Our commitment to clear, fair billing that reflects our professional values.

Our principles

Charter on Fee
Transparency

Our principles are intended to help everyone at the firm act in compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, and, beyond that, with the firm's own policies and standards, which they restate.

Knowledge of the law

We are a law firm. We have a personal and professional obligation to know the law, to apply it and to abide by it.

Professional ethics

As a law firm, we have an obligation to understand and comply with the ethical standards set by the courts, the bar and the professional associations to which we belong.

Respect and dignity

We treat others with honesty and dignity. There is no place for prejudice, discrimination or abusive behavior in our firm.

Honest relationships

We maintain honest relationships with our clients, our competitors and one another. We do not engage in corruption, and we allow no one to do so on our behalf.

Confidentiality

We protect the information entrusted to us. Sensitive and confidential information is placed in our care. We must preserve its confidentiality.

Billing integrity

Our word binds us. We record our work and our time faithfully and truthfully. We bill in accordance with the applicable agreements.

Responsibility

We act responsibly. Every one of our actions is guided by an awareness of the impact of our decisions on our clients, our partners and our profession.

Responsible citizenship

As a responsible corporate citizen, we are committed to using resources in a way that respects the environment and the communities in which we operate.

Thematic commitments

Our internal policies

Members of the Firm
Diversity and inclusion
01

We strive to cultivate a respectful and rich environment that encourages different people to flourish personally and professionally as contributors to the Firm's success.

We neither allow nor tolerate discrimination in the workplace, in any form or on any grounds.

Clients
Uncompromising on quality
02

Our reputation rests on the quality of our lawyers and jurists, of our advice and of our services.

Corporate entertainment and gifts

Our principles encourage us to know our clients personally; but we must bear in mind that client relationships remain professional relationships and that certain limits must not be crossed. We must be particularly vigilant and refrain from offering, giving, requesting or accepting gifts, entertainment or other similar benefits with the aim of obtaining or retaining a case, or of unduly influencing the client's decisions or professional activities.

Anti-money-laundering

We do not take part in, nor help clients take part in, money-laundering activities, and we act in accordance with the law, in particular Law 43-05 on combating money laundering and the persons subject to it.

Relationships with third parties
Conflicts of interest & anti-corruption
03
Avoiding conflicts of interest

We must avoid any investment, interest or association that interferes with the independent exercise of our personal judgment and our professional obligations, in the best interests of the firm and its clients.

Complying with anti-corruption laws

We must comply with anti-corruption laws, which apply in particular to public authorities and officials, and which also cover our relationships with clients and suppliers, as well as with third parties acting on our behalf.

Information and data
Protection of confidential information
04

As lawyers, we have access to sensitive confidential information. The trust our clients place in us is founded on the knowledge that we can, and will, preserve the confidentiality of the information they share with us.

It is our responsibility to protect and preserve the confidentiality of client and firm information, except where its disclosure is expressly required by the firm under the professional-responsibility rules to which we are subject, or by operation of law. This includes, in particular, full respect for personal data.

Technology and communication
Information systems, social media & environment
05
Use of information systems

Our information systems must be used in compliance with legal and regulatory rules, including the requirements of the Bar Association, particularly when used by a member of the firm for purposes other than professional practice.

Use of social media

The firm is bound by obligations to protect privacy, confidentiality and the interests of the firm and its clients. No communication on social media on behalf of the firm may take place without the firm's prior and express consent.

Environmental protection

We are aware of the importance of sustainable development for the members of the firm, our clients and the communities in which we live and work.

Community service and pro bono work

We strive to use our legal knowledge in the service of the rights of people in need. Pro bono work is subject to compliance with all of our professional and ethical obligations, including in particular those relating to conflicts of interest.

GESICA Network

Charter on Fee
Transparency

The GESICA network brings together independent law firms that have chosen to prioritize quality of communication and fee transparency between its members and their clients.

GESICA's lawyers, while respecting the freedom to set fees but committed to precise, upfront information, undertake, beyond their legal obligations, to ensure complete and honest clarity on the cost of their services.

GESICA, International Network of Lawyers Official representative in Morocco of the GESICA international network.
01

Provide upfront information on the amount of retainers and fees (fixed) or how they will be determined (time spent), or propose a fee agreement that may include a success fee.

02

Set out in writing a proposal of fees, costs and disbursements to be submitted for the client's signature or agreement.

03

Notify the client of any event likely to change the amount initially anticipated, owing to developments in the case.

04

Provide, on simple request, a detailed statement of the work carried out.

05

Where fees are time-based, issue billing as the work progresses and keep the client regularly informed.

06

Provide the client, at the end of the engagement or upon closing the case, with a detailed account setting out the work performed and recalling all sums invoiced.

07

Display and make this charter known to clients.

08

In accordance with Article 10 of the RIN, this charter may be made available to the public.

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Fee transparency is not a constraint, it is the foundation of trust between a lawyer and their client.

Chakouri Firm · GESICA Charter