5. The lawyers are under no obligation to institute legal proceedings or seek legal remedies for a client until instructed by the client in writing.

6. The client is aware that the lawyers can only give binding legal advice on questions relating to German law. Unless otherwise expressly stipulated in the contract, any statements made by the lawyers on foreign law are not binding.

7. As the lawyers do not practise tax law, tax and tax law aspects of clients' contracts are excluded from the brief in all cases. Clients are strongly recommended to seek professional advice from a person qualified in tax law. The lawyers' brief does not extend to questions relating to the profitability of the relevant transactions and excludes, in particular, any assessment of whether the amount payable is proportionate to the services provided.

8. Correspondence relating to all contracts is in the German language. The lawyers bear no responsibility for errors or misunderstandings in translation.

9. The client hereby and forthwith assigns to the lawyers accepting his brief all financial claims against his opponent, the court, the depository and any other third parties against whom he holds compensation claims, including any claims for refund of costs as from the time when these arose, as security up to the amount of the lawyers' outstanding fees and expenses. At the time of signature of the contract he will also sign a declaration authorising the lawyers to receive such monies on his behalf and to deduct the amount of their outstanding claims from monies thus received.

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