Legal and Professional Fees

How is 'Legal and Professional Fees' defined in a legal contract?

• Legal and Professional Fees means the charges that a hired lawyer reasonably applies for necessary actions to safeguard the insured's interests related to a legal issue. This definition includes reasonable out-of-court costs and fees for expert witnesses that are not paid back by the opposing party. Seen in 1 SEC filing.

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Which definition should you use?

🤔 Our AI Legal Assistant has combined and improved the above descriptions to create market-standard 'Genie definitions' below, with guidance on which documents and which industry to use for each.

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Genie Definition 1

• Legal and Professional Fees means reasonable charges by a hired counsel for necessary actions to protect [party]'s interests, including out-of-court costs and expert witness fees not reimbursed.

Relevant Contract Types

• Employment Agreement
• Consultancy Agreement
• Partnership Agreement
• Lease Agreement
• Merger and Acquisition Agreement

Relevant Circumstances

• When engaging a lawyer for a corporate law dispute
• When engaging a lawyer for labor disputes
• When dealing with a litigation
• When consulting an expert for an audit

Relevant Sectors

• Financial Services
• Real Estate
• Healthcare
• Technology
• Retail

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