Fees
The French law of 6 August 2015 on Growth, Economic Activity and Equal Economic Opportunities (the “Growth and Activity Law”) was introduced to modernise and promote greater competition within the regulated professions sector.
To this end, the legislator has entrusted the Autorité with new powers to regulate the regulated fees of several legal and judicial professions.
The aim of the reform is to establish a fairer, clearer and more transparent fee structure, in which fees are set with regard to the costs incurred while ensuring that professionals receive reasonable remuneration.
To achieve this objective, the Autorité is now consulted either on a mandatory (regarding the fee structure and the methodology used to determine fees) or optional (for example, in connection with the biennial review of fees) basis concerning the regulated fees of commissioners of justice (formerly court bailiffs and judicial auctioneers), commercial court registrars, judicial administrators, judicial liquidators, notaries and lawyers in certain areas of practice.
The Autorité has issued several opinions on the subject.