Key legal question
Whether alleged defective handling of the appeal can be examined in fee moderation proceedings under Art. 222 OG.
Extracted holding
No. Such complaints concern contractual performance and must be brought before the ordinary civil judge, not in the fee-moderation procedure.
Extracted reasoning
Art. 222(3) OG authorizes review only of the appropriateness of the fee for the lawyer’s effective work on the case, not of the success or quality of representation; malpractice affects enforceability of the claim, not the tariff level.