| Show LAW BUSINESS IN GE lawyers are not allowed to f use and their fees are ri i by statute th german gerian ger ian law lies fixes the clait which a german attorney has to cala r for or all kinds of professional work and tho the can chargo charge more nor less these teca fees apply to all matters of the civil code and of criminal CASO the amount according to the green bag depends exclusively on the value of the object of con contention tendon it Is an old though still unfulfilled wish of german lawyers to have a new fixed list of fees not dot made after the old od I 1 and low jow standard ot of the year 1879 but made with consideration to the changes the numerous decided changes which have taken place inca that year the to Is attorney and counsellor at law alt all in one in enz ens land solicitor and barrister the can never neter be a business man as Is the tha caso case in the united states the exer exercise else of 0 the law is not to be considered a calling or profession but la in to be looked on more as a public office according to the lawyers code of the tha lot of july 1878 1979 lawyers are charged publicly with certain duties ile he to Is obliged to have lis residence in the town or district where he isakki pointed so called residence duty further be must conduct himself in and out ot of office in L way befitting hla his professional and social standing ie duty due to his rank thus a lawyer tit la forbidden to advert adverting inu in newspapers by canvassing etc or to buy or take over a practise already made as being unworthy of his calling ills position in society la Is between officials metals and scholars cho lars and through custom I 1 ont and law he Is compelled to keep the position to the last degree this compulsion to keep ones rank has given rise to the existence of committees called whose duty it la Is to keep a strict watch that no lawyer dishonors his calling these committees have a strict code of punishment ish ment ranging to complete expulsion from office in this way the lawyers in germany have a good and honored position in fact there is scarcely a country in which the lawyer enjoys more respect and confidence |
