Updated on June 22, 2026
These general terms and conditions (hereinafter « General Terms and Conditions ») apply to the services provided by Mirabile Avocat (hereinafter « the ATTORNEY ») on behalf of its client (hereinafter the « CLIENT ») and shall prevail over any general terms and conditions of purchase of the CLIENT. In the event of a conflict between these General Terms and Conditions and any specific terms or particular agreement agreed between the CLIENT and the ATTORNEY, the specific terms or agreements shall prevail. The ATTORNEY and the CLIENT are collectively referred to as « Parties » and individually as « Party ».
The following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
« Agreement » refers to the contract concerning the provision of Services, concluded between the ATTORNEY and the CLIENT for the purposes of the Engagement, and resulting from these General Terms and Conditions as well as the specific terms set out in an engagement letter or fee agreement, or in any physical or electronic document (including by email) agreed between the Parties.
« CLIENT » refers to the Party that has entered into the Agreement with the ATTORNEY and, where applicable, any company or entity designated as affiliated by the terms of the Agreement.
« Engagement » refers to the provision of legal services (hereinafter « Services ») that the ATTORNEY provides to the CLIENT pursuant to any Agreement.
« ATTORNEY » refers to Maître Romain Mirabile, a lawyer registered with the Paris Bar.
The Engagement and its scope are defined in the Agreement. Each Service must have been subject to an Agreement between the Parties. Once the ATTORNEY performs Services with the CLIENT's consent, the CLIENT is deemed to have accepted an Agreement and these General Terms and Conditions.
The services related to the Engagement are provided based on the regulations and case law existing on the date they are rendered. Any subsequent changes in law may therefore affect their conclusions. Unless otherwise expressly agreed by the Parties, the ATTORNEY is not obliged to update their advice due to subsequent changes in law.
The ATTORNEY determines the resources to be allocated to the performance of the Engagement.
If, for the purposes of the Engagement, the CLIENT has instructed or requested the instruction of a service provider other than the ATTORNEY for a service distinct from the Services, the CLIENT shall be solely responsible for the payment of amounts due to that service provider (fees, costs, disbursements, VAT, and late payment interest). The ATTORNEY expressly disclaims any guarantee of payment for the benefit of service providers or subcontractors engaged for the CLIENT's needs and shall not incur any liability for the acts, errors, or omissions of any third-party service provider.
Unless otherwise agreed, the ATTORNEY's fees are invoiced on a time-spent basis, at the rates in effect on the date of the Engagement.
When a consultation lasts more than one hour and no service results from it, the ATTORNEY is entitled to request payment for this consultation at their hourly rate.
Unless otherwise provided in the Agreement, fees are expressed in euros and exclude taxes.
The ATTORNEY prepares statements of services and client account statements, generally on a monthly basis or according to any other contractually defined periodicity. They can be provided to the CLIENT at any time upon request.
VAT applicable to fees excluding tax will be invoiced additionally to the CLIENT whenever the ATTORNEY is legally required to do so.
When the CLIENT's statutory auditors send written requests for information to the ATTORNEY, in the context of their mission, regarding ongoing matters, the time spent responding to them will be invoiced on a time-spent basis, provided that these requests require developments beyond the mere communication of unpaid invoices and outstanding fees.
Any estimate or fee budget communicated to the CLIENT is for indicative purposes only, based on the understanding of the conditions and scope of the Engagement, as well as the assessment of the workload at the date of the estimate. Unless otherwise provided in the special conditions, such an estimate shall not be considered definitive or constitute a cap on fees.
The ATTORNEY's invoices are payable upon receipt. Any late payment will automatically, without prior notice, incur interest equal to three times the legal interest rate in force, plus, for professional clients, a fixed recovery compensation of a minimum of 40 euros.
Invoices are payable in the currency in which they are denominated.
In the event of late payment, the ATTORNEY reserves the right to suspend, without further formality, the performance of Services related to the Mission concerned, and more generally any ongoing Service.
Invoices are payable net of any withholding tax or deduction for duties or taxes. When the CLIENT is legally required to withhold or deduct the corresponding tax, the amount of each invoice shall be deemed to be increased proportionally, so that after withholding or deduction, the ATTORNEY receives a net sum equal to the invoice amount.
When the ATTORNEY agrees that all or part of the fees, costs, disbursements, and other charges (including VAT) normally payable by the CLIENT are to be borne by another person, the CLIENT remains liable for their payment to the ATTORNEY, who is entitled to demand immediate payment from the CLIENT if that person fails to pay within the agreed timeframe.
When the ATTORNEY holds a sum on behalf of the CLIENT, for whatever reason, this sum is, in accordance with applicable regulations, deposited into an account opened with a third-party organization legally authorized to receive such funds (for example, CARPA for legal services), in which case the ATTORNEY assumes no responsibility for any loss resulting from this deposit, including in the event of the depositary's failure.
When time, costs, and disbursements are recorded in the ATTORNEY's information systems after the period in which they were incurred, they will be accounted for on the invoice for the following period or will be invoiced separately. When the amount of costs or disbursements warrants it, the ATTORNEY is authorized to issue a separate invoice for these costs and disbursements incurred on behalf of the CLIENT.
Any dispute regarding the amount and recovery of fees, costs, or disbursements may, in the absence of agreement between the Parties, only be resolved according to the procedure initiated before the authorized representative of the competent professional body. In the event of a dispute, the contested amounts corresponding to the fees, costs, and disbursements owed to the ATTORNEY, calculated in accordance with the Agreement, must, concurrently with the initiation of the dispute, be paid to this representative or any person designated by them, and held pending a final decision.
The ATTORNEY is authorized to rely, without verification, on the information provided by the CLIENT or by persons designated by the CLIENT, and to consider it accurate. The CLIENT warrants that such information has been properly obtained and communicated.
The ATTORNEY is authorized to communicate with the CLIENT by any electronic means of communication, the CLIENT accepting the risks (particularly security, interception, unauthorized access, or viruses).
The ATTORNEY uses filtering software to reduce the reception of unwanted electronic communications and the introduction of viruses into its systems. Given the risk of its correspondence being filtered, the CLIENT ensures, under its responsibility, the proper receipt by the ATTORNEY of any electronic communication and systematically confirms important communications by telephone, mail, or any other means.
The ATTORNEY collects and processes the personal data of its contacts (clients, prospects, partners, candidates, etc.) to carry out the assignments entrusted to it, to monitor the relationship, to disseminate professional information, and to invite to events organized by it or with its consent. This processing is carried out under the conditions specified in the Privacy Policy, available on the website, and in compliance with the rules applicable to regulated professions. Each new contact is invited to consult this Policy when entering their data.
Any person whose personal data is processed by the ATTORNEY has rights (access, rectification, etc.), which they can exercise according to the procedures described in the Privacy Policy, and may also, for legitimate reasons, object to the processing of their data.
The ATTORNEY strives to offer a quality service in all circumstances. In case of dissatisfaction or questions regarding its services, the ATTORNEY prefers an amicable resolution. Failing an amicable agreement, the CLIENT may initiate any procedure in accordance with applicable regulations. Any action initiated without adhering to this prior conciliation procedure will be inadmissible.
Subject to information already in the public domain, the ATTORNEY treats all information made available to it concerning the CLIENT as confidential and undertakes not to disclose it except with the CLIENT's consent (subject to the specific rules of each regulated profession) or to the competent authorities when required by regulation. Unless specifically prohibited, the ATTORNEY is authorized to outsource word processing, photocopying, translation, or other services. Similarly, subject to the specific rules of each regulated profession, the CLIENT is deemed to authorize the ATTORNEY to disclose any relevant aspect of the matters entrusted to its other professional advisors and service providers.
This Agreement, as well as all Services provided to the CLIENT in connection with an Engagement, are strictly confidential and may not be disclosed without the prior consent of the Parties, subject to the specific rules of each regulated profession, unless a Party is required to do so by mandatory regulation.
The ATTORNEY may be retained by other clients, past or future, whose interests are opposed to those of the CLIENT. Notwithstanding its involvement with the CLIENT, the ATTORNEY remains free to advise any current or future client, or any person whose interests are contrary to those of the CLIENT (including in the context of legal representation, arbitration, or mediation), in compliance with the laws and regulations applicable to each regulated profession.
The CLIENT is free to use and copy, for its sole use, all documents created by the ATTORNEY within the scope of the Engagement, provided that all intellectual property rights to these documents and deeds, as well as to the original ideas created by the ATTORNEY, remain its property and must be kept confidential by the CLIENT. The ATTORNEY may use any document, whether authored by it or not, for research purposes or to advise its clients, without breaching its duty of confidentiality towards the CLIENT. This documentation may be kept in paper or electronic format.
Except for authentic instruments retained according to applicable legal and professional rules, the ATTORNEY retains its files for a minimum period of ten (10) years from the completion of the work (or the date of judgment) in judicial matters, and thirty (30) years from the completion of the work in other cases. After this period, the ATTORNEY may destroy its files, unless there is a specific legal obligation.
To comply with regulations concerning the origin of funds and client identity verification, the ATTORNEY may be required to ask the CLIENT about the origin of the funds used and the identity of the ultimate beneficial owners. The CLIENT undertakes to respond to these requests and not to omit any information necessary or useful for this compliance.
To this end, the ATTORNEY requests the CLIENT to provide, if not already in their possession:
– a copy of the identification document of the individual ultimate beneficial owner(s) or, for a legal entity, a Kbis extract or certificate of incorporation certified true by the corporate officers or, failing that, by the CLIENT's usual counsel if they are a member of a regulated profession;
– for natural persons, a copy of proof of address less than three months old (gas, electricity, water bill, etc.), certified true by the individuals concerned.
Lawyers are required to make a suspicious activity report whenever they become aware of or suspect certain illicit activities during their engagements. In such cases, they make a declaration to the competent authorities or to the representative of their professional body, who determines whether the transaction should be reported. The LAWYER is not liable to the CLIENT for any losses or damages the latter may suffer as a result of this report.
The LAWYER provides only legal and tax advice and cannot be held responsible for aspects of an Engagement other than legal and tax matters. In particular, the LAWYER does not provide any advice on the advisability of an investment transaction, and nothing they say or do should be interpreted as an invitation or inducement to carry out such a transaction.
Any person whose financial instruments are admitted to trading on a regulated market, or are subject to an application for admission, is required to draw up a list of persons having access to inside information concerning the issuer (insider list). The LAWYER is also required to draw up and maintain such a list if they have access to inside information within the meaning of stock market regulations, and to communicate it to the supervisory authorities if requested.
Unless otherwise stipulated in the special conditions, each Party may terminate the Agreement at any time by written notice to the other Party.
In this case, the CLIENT remains liable for the fees, costs, and disbursements owed to the LAWYER for the Services provided up to the termination date.
Should the CLIENT wish to disengage the LAWYER and transfer the file to another lawyer, they undertake to promptly settle the fees, costs, disbursements, and expenses due for services rendered prior to the disengagement.
The terms and conditions of the Agreement constitute the entire agreement between the LAWYER and the CLIENT in respect of the Engagement.
These General Terms and Conditions and any Agreement are governed by and construed in accordance with French law.
Any dispute relating to the Agreement shall be brought before the authorized representative of the competent professional body under the conditions stipulated above or, where applicable, before the competent courts of Paris, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction.
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