No specific laws or rules are visible in this area in India. Everything is left to unhealthy market laws.
In some countries, a District Judge decides rates at which a lawyer can charge fees to his client.
If fees asked are excessive, the judge can strike it down. If fees paid are too little, the judge can enhance fees.
For lawyers with special or higher experience, the judge can fix higher rate per hour.
In specially high stake cases, he can approve higher fees after hearing parties and after looking at precedents.
The arbitrariness is less.
Haresh Raichura
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