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Guides for the law firm

The firm's professional obligations explained step by step: what the rule says, what to do and by when, and the tool that helps you.

One guide per obligation: anti-money laundering, artificial intelligence, fees, conflicts of interest, GDPR, continuing professional development and pro deo. Each guide lists its sources and the date they were checked. The guides assist the lawyer, who remains responsible for checking the applicable rule.

Anti-money laundering

New client

Conflicts of interest: check before you accept a matterWhat the AVOCATS.BE Code and the OVB Codex require before a client is accepted, what the register should hold and how to compare names without missing one.

Fees

Informing the client about feesHourly rates after judgment C-395/21, result fees, disbursements and VAT, withdrawal and fee disputes: what a lawyer must tell the client before signing.

Artificial intelligence

Writing the firm's AI policyOVB/OBFG guidelines, the AI Act, professional secrecy and the GDPR: what a lawyer using AI must know, and what a firm's AI policy contains.

GDPR in the law firm: record, notices, requests and breachesRecord of processing, privacy notices, access requests, data breaches and impact assessments: what the GDPR and Belgian law require of a law firm in Belgium.

Deontology and training

Continuing education for lawyers: the AVOCATS.BE and OVB rulesCPD for lawyers in Belgium: 60 points over 2026 to 2028 at AVOCATS.BE, 20 points per judicial year at the OVB, deontology, anti-money laundering, encoding.

Legal aid (pro deo)

Second-line legal aid: conditions, points and paymentsWho has second-line legal aid in Belgium in 2026, the thresholds, the client's contribution, the point value and the calendar of payments to lawyers.