Schmidhäusler Rechtsanwälte AG is a private limited company registered in the Commercial Register. Our lawyers and staff are employed by Schmidhäusler Rechtsanwälte AG.

The attorney-client relationship is a mandate within the meaning of Art. 394 et seq. of the Swiss Code of Obligations. The mandated party undertakes to perform the mandate diligently in the interests of the client; however, no success is owed.

In order for us to be able to legally represent you vis-à-vis third parties, in particular courts and authorities, we require a written power of attorney signed by you. In the download area you will find our power of attorney and a sample mandate agreement.

A mandate and a power of attorney based on it can, in principle, be revoked at any time.

Our fees are generally based on the time required. It is therefore important that you prepare well for the respective meetings. Here is a useful link for preparation.

We set the hourly rate according to the nature of the mandate (value of interests, urgency, etc.) and the client’s situation. We assume the following basic rates:

• Guido Schmidhäusler, Attorney at Law, from CHF 330.00 (excl. VAT)
• Lukas Bosshard, Attorney at Law, from CHF 330.00 (excl. VAT)
• Thilo Pachmann, lawyer, from CHF 330.00 (excl. VAT)
• Andrea Bosshard, MLaw, CHF 200.00 (excl. VAT)

For secretarial work we charge CHF 110.00 (excl. VAT) /hour.

All legal efforts, including the initial consultation and telephone or e-mail inquiries, are to be remunerated. In particular, this includes all time spent studying files, providing advice, corresponding with clients and third parties, drafting legal documents, preparing for negotiations and representing clients before courts and authorities, including travel.

If any legal expenses insurance does not pay the full hourly rate, the client undertakes to pay the difference.

Expenses incurred in processing your case will be charged to you. These include the reimbursement of expenses for postage, telephone, photocopies (CHF 1.-/copy), travel costs (CHF 1.-/car kilometer or tram/train ticket), courier services, transport of files, legal costs, fees, invoices from third parties for services obtained within the scope of the mandate, mandate-related use of legal databases (e.g. Swisslex), etc.

Invoices from third parties, e.g., court costs or fees from public authorities, must always be paid directly by the client, even if the invoice is in the name of our law firm.

We may request advances or payments on account for our services and expenses and will provide you with interim invoices.

You may at any time request a statement of account or a statement of the amount of the fee owed and the expenses incurred as well as interim invoices.

In principle, every procedure before the authorities brings opportunities, but also risks. For example, in court proceedings and other proceedings before authorities – even in the event of complete victory – it is often the case that the other party will not reimburse all of your lawyer’s expenses. In the canton of Schwyz, for example, the tariff of fees for lawyers (SR SZ 280.411) applies in court proceedings.

If the client is unsuccessful in civil proceedings, the client must pay the court costs (in addition to their own lawyer’s fees) in accordance with the scale of fees for the administration and administration of justice in the Canton of Schwyz SR SZ 173.111) and also reimbursement of the other party’s legal costs (within the scope of the party compensation awarded in accordance with the scale of fees), which are primarily based on the amount in dispute.

If you have legal expenses insurance, you must clarify in advance whether the case is covered by your insurance. Please follow the Checkliste of the Swiss Bar Association and the Swiss Insurance Association.