INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES LEYTE CHAPTER 2016 SHEDULE OF FEES
The following schedule of fees is intended to set a reference for legal fees and may not be construed as the minimum and / or reasonable fees to be charged in any given case or situation (IBP By-Laws, Sec. 15) and does not prevent an agreement on reasonable fees that may be freely arrived at by the lawyer and the client, expressly or impliedly, based on the criteria fixed by Rule 138, Sec. 24, of the Rules of Court concerning: (1) the importance of the subject matter of the controversy; (2) extent of the services rendered; and (3) professional standing of the Attorney and by Canon 20, Rule 20.1 of the Code of Professional Responsibility, thus: (a) the time spent and the extent of the services rendered or required; (b) the novelty and difficulty of the question involved; (c) the importance of the subject matter; (d) the skill demanded; (e) the probability of losing other employment as a result of acceptance of the proffered case; (f) the customary charges for similar charges and the schedule of fees of the IBP chapter to which he belongs; (g) the amount involved in the controversy and the benefits resulting to the client from the services; (h) the contingency or certainty of compensation; (i) the character of the employment, whether occasional or established; and (j) the professional standing of the lawyer. The lawyer shall likewise be conscious of his/her obligation under Canon 14 and the accompanying rules, not to refuse his services to the needy, not to decline, except for serious and sufficient cause, an appointment as counsel de officio or amicus curiae, and that the practice of law is not a business but a professional imbued with public service where remuneration is a mere incident (Cueto v Jimenez, Jr., A.C. No. 5798, Jan. 20, 2005).
-ICONSULTATION
Sec. 1.01 Sec. 1. 02 Sec. 1.03 Sec. 1.04
For consultation on simple questions of law, minimum of For consultation on less complicated questions of law, minimum of For consultation on complicated questions of law, minimum of For consultation on any question of law with written opinion. minimum of
P 500.00 P 1,000.00 P 1. 500.00 P 3,000.00
-IIDOCUMENTATION
Sec. 2.01 Sec. 2.02
Sec. 2. 03
For notarization/ acknowledgment of prepared affidavits, sworn statements, and similar documents For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of affidavits, sworn statements, promissory notes and similar simple documents For preparation and notarization notarization of special power of Attorney
P 100.00 P 300.00
P 500.00
Sec. 2.04 Sec. 2.05
Sec. 2. 06
Sec. 2. 07
Sec. 2. 08
Sec. 2. 09
Sec. 2.10
Sec. 2.11
Sec. 2. 12
Sec. 2.13
Sec. 2.14
Sec. 2.15
Sec. 2.16
For preparation and notarization of general power of Attorney For preparation/review/finalization and notarization of minutes of meeting, resolutions of corporations, and corporate secretary’s certificate For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of will, two percent (2%) of the current actual market value of the properties, but not less than For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of deeds of sale, mortgages, donations, and other deeds of conveyance involving real properties, two percent (2%) of the amount involved but not less than For preparation and notarization/acknowledgment of deeds of sale, mortgages, donations, and other deeds of conveyance involving chattel or personal properties, two percent (2%)Of the amount involved but not less than For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of Lease contracts of real and/ or personal property, two percent (2%) of the total consideration involved for the entire period of the lease, but not less than For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of pro-forma articles of incorporation or partnership, without registration in the SEC For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of original articles of incorporation or partnership, without registration in the SEC For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of pro-forma constitution and by-laws of corporation or partnership, without SEC registration For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of original constitution and by-laws of corporation or partnership, without SEC registration For preparation and notarization/ acknowledgment of subdivision agreements, deeds of extra-judicial partition, settlement of estates, and affidavit of adjudication, two percent (2%) of the current market of all the properties, but in no case shall be less than For preparation and notarization of building or construction contracts, two percent (2%) of the total contract price, but not less than For preparation and notarization of government construction contracts, two percent (2%) of the total contract price, but not less than -IIICOLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT
P 500.00 P 1,000.00
P 5,000.00
P 2,000.00
P 1,500.00
P2, 000.00
P 5,000.00
P15,000.00
P 5,000.00
P 15,000.00
P 10,000.00
P 10,000.00
P 10,000.00
