FAQ

It is CERBERUS LEGAL LLC.

Our company provides legal consulting services based on the Resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan No. 675 dated August 17, 2018 "On measures to implement the Decree of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan dated May 12, 2018 No. UR-5441 "On MEASURES TO RADICALLY IMPROVE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF the INSTITUTE OF ADVOCACY AND EXPAND the INDEPENDENCE OF LAWYERS" and other laws, rules, guidelines and legislative acts of the Republic of Uzbekistan.

As the client, you will decide the general direction of your matter. As your legal consulting services company, our job is to provide you with legal advice on the different options available to move your matter forward, including the pros, cons and costs associated with each. We will usually make a recommendation, but the final decision will be yours. We will then provide legal consulting services necessary to carry out your instructions.

Two-way communication is very important in a legal consultant-client relationship. Many of our legal consultant communicate by email or phone. Regular contact with you is critical in order to provide updates on your matter and obtain your further instructions.

It is our goal to respond to client emails or phone calls within 1-2 business days, where applicable. We ask that our clients also respond to our emails or phone calls in a timely fashion. If we do not receive instructions from you on a matter, we are unable to continue to provide legal consulting services on your behalf.

Certain communications between legal consultant and client are absolutely confidential. This is known as «legal consultant-client privilege». Because of it, you can give your legal consultant all of the facts relevant to your matter without fear that prejudicial information will become public.

Not all legal consultant-client communications are privileged. The privilege only arises when the client reveals information in confidence to obtain legal consulting services. Information that you give your legal consultant that is not privileged is instead treated as confidential, and, as such, may be disclosed in certain circumstances.

To retain a legal consultant means to hire a legal consultant to assist you with your legal matter. There are two parts to hiring a legal consultant: a retainer letter and the payment of a retainer.

Once we have been retained by you, we will provide you with a retainer letter which sets out the matter on which you have sought our services and details of the legal consultant-client relationship. This includes how you will be charged for legal services, forms communication with you and assurance of confidentiality.

Many legal consultants will also require the payment of a retainer before providing legal services. A retainer is essentially a down-payment on legal consulting services, which is held in trust by our firm for you. As we perform legal consulting services on your behalf and provide a statement of account for those services, we will draw down the retainer. Once it has been depleted, we may ask for an additional retainer if more work is required to be performed on your behalf. If your matter is resolved and there are still retainer funds being held, the remaining funds will be returned to you.

Our statements of accounts are broken into three categories: legal consulting services fees, disbursements and other charges.

legal consulting services fees are our charges for services and are subject to Taxation. Typically, legal consulting services fees are charged on an hourly rate or time basis. In determining the chargeable time for a matter, we include telephone calls, emails, meetings, preparation time, sending, receiving and reviewing correspondence, drafting documents, travel time, reviewing documents and files, research, and all time spent in providing legal consulting services to you on the matter. We will provide you with regular statements of account which will detail the services provided to you.

Some legal consulting services are provided at a flat-rate charge. Other services may be provided on a contingency basis, whereby our legal consulting services fee is a percentage of the amount, if any, recovered in the matter.

Disbursements are payments we make to third parties for expenses incurred on your behalf. We incur these expenses as your agent. Some examples include courier charges, government fees, corporate registry fees and others. You will be responsible for paying our disbursements on your matter as well as Taxes, where applicable. Other charges include charges for non-legal services, such as photocopying, printing and special stationary costs.