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The exclusive powers of lawyers

Lawyers are the only persons who may provide legal counsel and represent parties as a profession in all judicial and extra-judicial, in all private and public matters. A lawyer's authority to represent parties includes all courts and administrative authorities.

Persons who provide legal counsel or represent parties as a profession in judicial or extra-judicial, in private or public matters without being entered in the List of Liechtenstein Lawyers commit a punishable offence. This does not include legal agents, trustees, and patent attorneys, as long as these do not exceed their legal authority.

The first talk with your lawyer

It pays to employ a lawyer at an early stage. If the conflict has already broken out, it may prove costly to "repair" it. Beware of pettifoggers and their unprofessional services. Only a lawyer will provide you with professional legal counsel and representation. As a professional, he is liable for any errors he may commit, and he is obliged by law to take out a liability insurance.

Your lawyer is obliged to secrecy. The more honestly you talk about your problem, the better he will be able to assess your situation and preserve your interests.

Trust your lawyer. If you do not, hire a different one. Mutual trust and understanding are prerequisites for successful completion of the task.

A position of trust

A lawyer is obliged to diligently represent the interests of his client against anyone. He is authorised to frankly plead anything he deems expedient for the representation of his party and to employ all means of attack and defence in any way, always subject to his power of attorney and the provisions of the law.

A lawyer is obliged to refuse the representation of a party or even the providing of counsel if he has represented the opponent in the same or in a connected matter. In addition, he must not serve or provide counsel to both parties in the same case

Professional secrecy

A lawyer is bound to secrecy on the matters he has been entrusted with as well as on any facts he may have learned in his professional capacity if such secrecy is in the best interests of his client.

In judicial and other government proceedings, a lawyer is entitled to that secrecy. The authorities are not allowed to circumvent that right of a lawyer to professional secrecy by judicial or other measures such as by interrogating aides, by ordering the delivery of documents, image, sound, or data carriers, or by seizing them.